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2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-14-benzoquinone (DDQ) catalyzes the preparati
on or N-tetrahydropyranylbenzazoles, 2-substituted 1,3-diphenylimidazo
lidines, and N-(arylmethylene)benzene-1,2-diamines. In the latter case
, use of one equivalent of DDQ provides a novel one-pot method for the
synthesis of 1H-benzimidazoles.