CuBr-Catalyzed Oxidation/Coupling: An Efficient and Applicable Strategy for the Synthesis of 2-Aryl Benzimidazoles from 1-Fluoro-2-nitrobenzene and Benzylamines

A novel and efficient route has been developed for the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives via ligand-free CuBr-catalyzed oxidation and cyclization of 1,2-diamines derived from 1-fluoro-2-nitrobenzene and different arylamines as starting materials.