A one-pot procedure for preparing 2-substituted benzimidazoles directly from activated alcohols in good to excellent yields using a new Tandem Oxidation Process (TOP) is reported. The use of this methodology to prepare 2-substituted benzoxazoles and 2-substituted benzothiazoles is also described.
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Taylor et al. (2004) studied this question.