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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2025

Photochemical Conversion of Indazoles into Benzimidazoles.

Thiago Dos Santos, Cornelia S Buettner, Dilara Berna Yildiz, Martina Mamone, Alessandro Ruffoni, Daniele Leonori

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Thiago Dos Santos *Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7908-8604
Cornelia S Buettner *Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9615-4925
Dilara Berna YildizInstitute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Martina MamoneInstitute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Alessandro RuffoniInstitute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Daniele LeonoriInstitute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7692-4504

Funding

Alexander von Humboldt - CAPES 88881.699295/2022-01Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung 88881.699295/2022-01H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions 101102819Marie Curie Actions 101102819Study Abroad Postgraduate Education Scholarship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fragment-based drug discovery relies on preparing diverse libraries of advanced building blocks, often incorporating heteroaromatic motifs. Altering the core of heteroaromatics to maximize library diversity typically requires de novo synthesis of each system. This can be often challenging when specific substitution patterns are needed. Here, we introduce a photochemical strategy for the direct permutation of 1H- and 2H-indazoles into benzimidazoles. This transformation exploits the distinct photochemical properties of these heteroaromatics and proceeds under mild conditions. Through systematic experimental and computational studies, we have elucidated a two-step mechanism involving excited-state tautomerization of 1H-indazoles, followed by photochemical rearrangement of the resulting 2H-isomers. This approach demonstrates broad substrate scope, high yields, and compatibility with a variety of functional groups. This method can expand the structural diversity of heterocycle-based libraries through the concept of chemical permutation for heteroaromatic interconversion.

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BenzimidazolesChemical permutationIndazolesPhotochemical rearrangementTautomerization

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PMID39887797
PMCPMC12258657

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