Benzimidazole

Benzimidazole is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. This bicyclic compound may be viewed as fused rings of the aromatic compounds benzene and imidazole. It is a colorless solid.

Benzimidazole
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1H-1,3-Benzimidazole
Other names
1H-Benzo[d]imidazole
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
Beilstein Reference
 109682
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.075
EC Number
  • 200-081-4
Gmelin Reference
 3106
KEGG
PubChem CID
UNII
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C7H6N2/c1-2-4-7-6(3-1)8-5-9-7/h1-5H,(H,8,9) Y
    Key: HYZJCKYKOHLVJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C7H6N2/c1-2-4-7-6(3-1)8-5-9-7/h1-5H,(H,8,9)
    Key: HYZJCKYKOHLVJF-UHFFFAOYAX
SMILES
  • c1ccc2c(c1)[nH]cn2
Properties
Chemical formula
 C7H6N2
Molar mass 118.139 g·mol−1
Melting point 170 to 172 °C (338 to 342 °F; 443 to 445 K)
Acidity (pKa) 12.8 (for benzimidazole) and 5.6 (for the conjugate acid) [1]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word
 Warning
Hazard statements
 H302, H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements
 P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Not to be confused with Benznidazole.

Preparation

Benzimidazole is produced by condensation of o-phenylenediamine with formic acid,[2] or the equivalent trimethyl orthoformate:

C6H4(NH2)2 + HC(OCH3)3 → C6H4N(NH)CH + 3 CH3OH

2-substituted derivatives are obtained when the condensation is conducted with aldehydes in place of formic acid, followed by oxidation.[3]

Reactions

Benzimidazole is a base:

C6H4N(NH)CH + H+ → [C6H4(NH)2CH]+

It can also be deprotonated with stronger bases:

C6H4N(NH)CH + LiH → Li [C6H4N2CH] + H2

The imine can be alkylated and also serves as a ligand in coordination chemistry. The most prominent benzimidazole complex features N-ribosyl-dimethylbenzimidazole as found in vitamin B12.[4]

N,N'-Dialkylbenzimidazolium salts are precursors to certain N-heterocyclic carbenes.[5][6]

Applications

Benzimidazoles are often bioactive. Many anthelmintic drugs (albendazole, mebendazole, triclabendazole etc.) belong to the benzimidazole class of compounds. Benzimidazole fungicides are commercialized. They act by binding to the fungal microtubules and stopping hyphal growth. It also binds to the spindle microtubules and blocks nuclear division.

Benomyl (Benlate) is a fungicide with a benzimidazole core

The proton-pump inhibitors (antacids) omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole, and tenatoprazole all contain a benzimidazole group. Other pharmaceutical drugs which contain a benzimidazole group include galeterone, mavatrep, and dovitinib, as well as the benzimidazole opioids such as etonitazene. Benzimidazole derivatives are among the top frequently used ring systems for small molecule drugs listed by the US FDA. [7]

In printed circuit board manufacturing, benzimidazole can be used as an organic solderability preservative.

Several dyes are derived from benzimidazoles.[8]


See also
  • Benzimidazoline
  • Polybenzimidazole, a high performance fiber

References
  1. Walba, H. & Isensee, R. W. Acidity constants of some arylimidazoles and their cations. J. Org. Chem. 26, 2789-2791 (1961).
  2. E. C. Wagner and W. H. Millett (1943). "Benzimidazole". Organic Syntheses.; Collective Volume, vol. 2, p. 65.
  3. Robert A. Smiley "Phenylene- and Toluenediamines" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_405
  4. H. A. Barker; R. D. Smyth; H. Weissbach; J. I. Toohey; J. N. Ladd & B. E. Volcani (February 1, 1960). "Isolation and Properties of Crystalline Cobamide Coenzymes Containing Benzimidazole or 5,6-Dimethylbenzimidazole". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 235 (2): 480–488. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)69550-X. PMID 13796809.
  5. R. Jackstell; A. Frisch; M. Beller; D. Rottger; M. Malaun; B. Bildstein (2002). "Efficient telomerization of 1,3-butadiene with alcohols in the presence of in situ generated palladium(0)carbene complexes". Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical. 185 (1–2): 105–112. doi:10.1016/S1381-1169(02)00068-7.
  6. H. V. Huynh; J. H. H. Ho; T. C. Neo; L. L. Koh (2005). "Solvent-controlled selective synthesis of a trans-configured benzimidazoline-2-ylidene palladium(II) complex and investigations of its Heck-type catalytic activity". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 690 (16): 3854–3860. doi:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2005.04.053.
  7. Taylor, R. D.; MacCoss, M.; Lawson, A. D. G. J Med Chem 2014, 57, 5845.>
  8. Horst Berneth "Methine Dyes and Pigments" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2008, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a16_487.pub2

Further reading
  • Grimmett, M. R. (1997). Imidazole and benzimidazole synthesis. Boston: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-303190-7.
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