%0 Journal Article %A Siro Herrero, Jorge G. %A Pastor Fernández, Joaquín %A Vaquero López, Juan J. %A García Navío, José Luis %A Álvarez-Builla Gómez, Julio %T Unexpected N-C bond fission of fused N-alkylbenzimidazolium salts. A new approach to pyrido[1,2-a]- or pyridazino[1,6-a]benzimidazoles %D 1998 %@ 0040-4020 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/3476 %X The reaction of N-carboxymethylpyrido[1,2-a]- and pyridazino[1,6-a]benzimidazolium salts with thionyl chloride resulted in an N-C bond fission, yielding the corresponding pyrido[1,2-a]- and pyridazino[1,6-a]benzimidazoles. A similar dealkylation process was observed when analogous N-propargylic derivatives were treated with Cu (II) acetate. %K Dealkylation %K Ciencia %K Química orgánica %K Science %K Chemistry, organic %~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala