The author of 《Hydrogen bonding promoted simple and clean photo-induced reduction of C-X bond with isopropanol》 were Cao, Dawei; Yan, Chaoxian; Zhou, Panpan; Zeng, Huiying; Li, Chao-Jun. And the article was published in Chemical Communications (Cambridge, United Kingdom) in 2019. Name: 2-Chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole The author mentioned the following in the article:
We herein report a simple and clean photo-induced metal-free reduction of C-X bond under an atm. of air at room temperature Isopropanol is used as both the reducing reagent and solvent [e.g., Me 4-iodobenzoate → Me benzoate (96%) under UV irradiation in isopropanol]. Various functional groups (acids, esters, alcs., anilines, phenols, indoles, pyridines, cyano and trifluoromethyl groups) and other heterocyclic compounds are tolerated. Different organic halides (including C-I, C-Br and C-Cl bonds) can be dehalogenated with moderate to excellent yields. Polyhalides are also reduced chemoselectively and efficiently. DFT calculation suggests a six-membered ring transition state via C-X···H-O hydrogen bonding to decrease the activation energy. After reading the article, we found that the author used 2-Chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole(cas: 4857-06-1Name: 2-Chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole)
2-Chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole(cas: 4857-06-1) is an analog of benzimidazole that has been synthesized by Langmuir adsorption isotherm. It is a white crystalline solid that can be dissolved in water and hydrochloric acid. 2-Chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole inhibits the growth of herpes simplex virus by acting as a competitive inhibitor for the viral enzyme thymidine kinase, which catalyzes the conversion of thymine to thymidine.Name: 2-Chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole
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