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  • Methylene-bridged bis(benzimidazolium) salt as a highly efficient catalyst for the benzoin reaction in aqueous media.

Methylene-bridged bis(benzimidazolium) salt as a highly efficient catalyst for the benzoin reaction in aqueous media.

Organic & biomolecular chemistry (2008-02-23)
Ken-ichi Iwamoto, Hitomi Kimura, Masaaki Oike, Masayuki Sato
ABSTRACT

Benzoin reactions are catalyzed effectively by a methylene-bridged bis(benzimidazolium) salt to yield alpha-hydroxy ketones, and the reactions proceed in water as the aqueous medium under mild conditions.

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1,12-Bis((1-methylbenzimidazolium)-3-yl)dodecane dibromide, 97%