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Reactions of a series of 1-aminobenzimidazoles and 1-amino-3-methylbenzimid
azolium chlorides with 2,4-pentanedione were carried out and pyridazino[1,6
-a]benzimidazoles and 2-pyrazolylanilines were generated. The product ratio
s of these compounds remarkably depended on the reaction conditions and on
the electronic character of the substituent at the benzene moiety. The poss
ible mechanisms involved in these reactions are discussed.(C) 2000 Elsevier
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