A green, efficient method for the synthesis of various 2-aryl-benzimidazoles in the presence of hypervalent iodine as the oxidant at room temperature under solvent-free conditions is reported. The salient features of this method include mild conditions, short reaction times (3–5 min), excellent yields, and simple procedure.
Ramin Ghorbani‐VagheiZahra Toghraei‐SemiromiRahman Karimi‐NamiZahra Salimi
Farhad HatamjafariFatemeh Nezhad
Ramin Ghorbani‐VagheiZahra Toghraei‐SemiromiRahman Karimi‐NamiZahra Salimi
Sheng‐Rong GuoYan‐Qin YuanChunniu Zhang