title: Synthesis of 4,4'-bisaryl-2,2'-bisbenzimidazoles as building blocks for supramolecular structures.
abstract: A series of 4,4'-bisaryl-2,2'-bisbenzimidazoles has been synthesized from the corresponding 4,4'-dibromo-2,2'-bisbenzimidazoles by Negishi coupling reactions. This procedure affords highly substituted bisbenzimidazoles. [reaction: see text]
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Institute, Universty of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. yasui@pharm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshizumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: Derik K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Frantz
authors.forename: Jay S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D001562:Benzimidazoles