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New, improved conditions have been developed and optimized for the synthesis of benzimidazoles by intramolecular palladium-catalyzed aryl-amination chemistry. This methodology, combined with a "catch and release" purification strategy, has led to a range of these heterocycles being prepared rapidly and in excellent yield.
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