Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Benzimidazole is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. This bicyclic compound consists of the fusion of benzene and imidazole. The most prominent benzimidazole compound in nature is N-ribosyl-dimethylbenzimidazole which serves as an axial ligand for cobalt in vitamin B12.Benzimidazole in an extension of the well-elaborated imidazole system has been used as carbon skeletons for N-heterocyclic carbenes. The NHCs are usually used as ligands for transition metal complexes.
