Selective and eco-friendly procedures for the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives. The role of the Er(OTf)3 catalyst in the reaction selectivity

Natividad Herrera Cano, Jorge G. Uranga, Mónica Nardi, Antonio Procopio, Daniel A. Wunderlin and Ana N. Santiago
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2410–2419. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.12.235

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Selective and eco-friendly procedures for the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives. The role of the Er(OTf)3 catalyst in the reaction selectivity
Natividad Herrera Cano, Jorge G. Uranga, Mónica Nardi, Antonio Procopio, Daniel A. Wunderlin and Ana N. Santiago
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2410–2419. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.12.235

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Herrera Cano, N.; Uranga, J. G.; Nardi, M.; Procopio, A.; Wunderlin, D. A.; Santiago, A. N. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2410–2419. doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.235

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