TY  - JOUR
T1  - Synthesis, Characterization and Radical Scavenging Activities of 1,3-Disubstituted Benzimidazolium Salts
AU  - Demir Düşünceli, Serpil
AU  - Karatepe, Buket
AU  - Keser, Serhat
PY  - 2025
DA  - June
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.54565/jphcfum.1712592
JF  - Journal of Physical Chemistry and Functional Materials
PB  - Niyazi BULUT
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2651-3080
SP  - 91
EP  - 102
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
LA  - en
AB  - The reaction of N-substituted benzimidazole and alkyl halides (benzyl bromoacetate and trifluoromethoxybenzyl bromide) gave a series of 1,3-disubstituted benzimidazolium salts. The structure of synthesized compounds was confirmed by various spectroscopic techniques such as 1H, 13C and 19F NMR spectroscopy, FT-IR and elemental analysis. Biological efficiency of these compounds was evaluated by antioxidant activities like ABTS, OH and DPPH radical scavenging activity.
KW  - Benzimidazolium salt
KW  - trifluoromethoxy
KW  - ester group
KW  - antioxidant activity
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