Two series of benzimidazoisoquinoline and fused benzimidazoisoquinoline-benzimidazole derivatives have been synthesized using an efficient one-pot procedure. This process involves an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction and provides facile access to two series of complexes and potentially interesting biologically active scaffolds.
Keywords: benzimidazoisoquinoline; benzimidazole; multicomponent reactions (MCRs); nucleophilic substitution reaction; one-pot.