Concentrated solar radiation promoted unconventional greener approach: Solvent-free benign synthesis of functionalized benzimidazoles

Abstract

Renewable concentrated solar-radiation (CSR) offered a promising en route for the development of practical, highly efficient, scalable, catalyst free and solvent-free clean process leading to the synthesis of functionalized benzimidazoles. Developed protocol has a very good substrate scope, involves mild reaction conditions and products obtained in good to excellent yields. Method presented the observations in which light alone could affect the remarkable changes with more than 85% energy saving and 75% less reaction time in listed organic transformations.