TiO2 nanoparticles catalysed synthesis of 2-arylbenzimidazoles and 2-arylbenzothiazoles using hydrogen peroxide under ambient light

Abstract

A H2O2/TiO2 P25 nanoparticle system has been examined and applied towards synthesis of a wide range of 2-substituted benzimidazole and benzothiazole derivatives from oxidative coupling of aromatic 1,2-phenylendiamine and 2-aminothiophenol with aromatic aldehydes bearing different types of substituents.