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

Ken‐ichi Iwamoto, Hitomi Kimura, Masaaki Oike, Masayuki Sato

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry · 2008 · 53 citations · 19 references

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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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