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ArticleChemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026

Triggering and Preventing Cyclization of o-Amino-Guanidinobenzenes to 2-Amino-Benzimidazoles.

Carmen L M Henel, Edwin Michel, Devin Zeitler, Olaf Hübner, Elisabeth Kaifer, Hans-Jörg Himmel

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Article in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Carmen L M HenelRuprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany.
Edwin MichelRuprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany.
Devin ZeitlerRuprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany.
Olaf HübnerRuprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany.
Elisabeth KaiferRuprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany.
Hans-Jörg HimmelRuprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8111-3047

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaftstate of Baden-Württemberg through bwHPC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aromatic compounds in which a primary or secondary amino group is positioned next (in ortho position) to a guanidino group have been reported as intermediates in a variety of reactions, but are generally prone to cyclization to give 2-amino-imidazoles. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis, based on experiments and quantum-chemical calculations, of the stability and reactivity of these compounds. It is shown that cyclization reactions are triggered by Brønsted and Lewis acids. The analysis discloses strategies allowing to prevent cyclization by careful choice of the guanidino group and/or substituent at the amino group. The results of this analysis allowed the synthesis of first unsymmetrical diguanidinobenzene molecules and coordination compounds with o-amino-guanidinobenzene ligands, paving the way for the development of aromatic compounds with adjacent amino and guanidino groups as a versatile class of redox-active organic molecules.

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aminesbenzimidazolesguanidinesisomerizationredox‐active ligands

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PMID41388703
PMCPMC12790309

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