Abstract:
Reduction of 1-(2-nitro-4-R-phenyl)-1H-benzimidazoles with tin(II) chloride in an acidic water–alcohol medium is accompanied by unusual recyclization of 1-(2-amino-4-R-phenyl)-1H-benzimidazoles formed at the first stage into isomeric 1-(2-aminophenyl) - 5-R-1H-benzimidazoles.