title: C-H functionalization/C-N bond formation: copper-catalyzed synthesis of benzimidazoles from amidines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Room 18-490, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brasche
authors.forename: Stephen L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Buchwald
mesh_terms: D000578:Amidines / Q000737:chemistry*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000578:Amidines; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D002244:Carbon; D003300:Copper; D006859:Hydrogen; D009584:Nitrogen