title: Metal-free aerobic oxidation of benzazole derivatives.
abstract: 2-Benzyl benzothiazoles and benzimidazoles are easily oxidized under air and basic conditions to give the corresponding ketones in good yields. The use of palladium acetate as a catalyst has little effect and even gives, in some cases, much lower yields.
authors.affiliation: DCSO-UMR 7652: CNRS-ENSTA-Ecole Polytechnique, Laboratoire Chimie et Procédés, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées, Palaiseau, France.
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: El Kaïm
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grimaud
mesh_terms: D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D052160:Benzothiazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D001562:Benzimidazoles; D052160:Benzothiazoles