Chemistry:Benzimidazolinone

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Benzimidazolinone
Benzimidazolinone.svg
Names
IUPAC name
2-Benzimidazolinone
Other names
1,3-Dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one
2-Hydroxybenzimidazole
N,N′-(1,2-Phenylene)urea
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 210-412-4
UNII
Properties
C7H6N2O
Molar mass 134.138 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Warning
H302
P264, P270, P301+317Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors, P330, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Benzimidazolinone is an organic compound with the formula C
6
H
4
(NH)
2
CO
. Also classified as a heterocyclic compound it is a bicyclic urea. It is a tautomer of 2-hydroxybenzimidazole.

Synthesis, structure, applications

Pigment Orange 36

The parent compound is prepared by the carbonylation of 1,2-diaminobenzene. The carbonylation can be effected with carbonyldiimidazole.[2] Like other ureas, it engages in hydrogen bonding, yielding supramolecular structures. Otherwise, the compound is of little interest.

Substituted 2-benzimidazolinones are commercial dyes and pigments. For example 4-amino-2-benzimidazolinone condenses with diketene to give the acetoacetanilide, which undergoes diazo coupling with various aryldiazonium salts. In this way pigment orange 36 and pigment yellow 154 are produced. These pigments are used in paints and plastics.[3]

The drug domperidone is a derivative of benzimidazolinone.

References

  1. "2-Hydroxybenzimidazole" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11985#section=Safety-and-Hazards. 
  2. Schwiebert, Kathryn E.; Chin, Donovan N.; MacDonald, John C.; Whitesides, George M. (1996). "Engineering the Solid State with 2-Benzimidazolones". Journal of the American Chemical Society 118 (17): 4018–4029. doi:10.1021/ja952836l. 
  3. Jaffe, Edward E. (2004). "Pigments, Organic". Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. doi:10.1002/0471238961.151807011001060605.a01.pub2. ISBN 978-0-471-48494-3.