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Benzimidazole(s): synthons, bioactive lead structures, total synthesis, and the profiling of major bioactive categories.

Lotfi M Aroua, Fahad M Alminderej, Hind R Almuhaylan, Abdulelah H Alosaimi, Faten Medini, Hamdoon A Mohammed, Suliman A Almahmoud, Riaz A Khan, Nejib H Mekni

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Review in RSC advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Lotfi M ArouaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University Box: 6644 Qassim 51452 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia lm.aroua@qu.edu.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-6137
Fahad M AlminderejDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University Box: 6644 Qassim 51452 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia lm.aroua@qu.edu.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3649-0190
Hind R AlmuhaylanDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University Box: 6644 Qassim 51452 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia lm.aroua@qu.edu.sa.
Abdulelah H AlosaimiDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University Box: 6644 Qassim 51452 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia lm.aroua@qu.edu.sa.
Faten MediniLaboratory of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Biotechnology Center of Borj-Cedria, Carthage University 2050 Tunis Tunisia.
Hamdoon A MohammedDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University Qassim 51452 Saudi Arabia ri.khan@qu.edu.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2896-6790
Suliman A AlmahmoudDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University Qassim 51452 Saudi Arabia ri.khan@qu.edu.sa.
Riaz A KhanDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University Qassim 51452 Saudi Arabia ri.khan@qu.edu.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0185-0149
Nejib H MekniLaboratory of Bio-Organic, Structural and Polymer Chemistry (LR99ES14), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tunis El-Manar El-Manar 2092 Tunis Tunisia aroua.lotfi@yahoo.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2924-3551

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Benzimidazole, a fused bicyclic compound with benzene and pentacyclic 1,3-diazole moeities, has a simple aromatic heterocyclic structure. The moiety has become an indispensable anchor for the development of new pharmacologically active products, and has yielded several therapeutic agents with anticancer, antihypertensive, antimicrobial, antifungal and antiulcer effects. Benzimidazoles, as synthetically feasible and pharmacophoric synthons, have been relentlessly pursued for the preparation of new analogues and derivatives, and they have successfully developed into some of the most sought-after and vital pharmacophores for drug discovery. The use of varied substituents and differing patterns around the benzimidazole nucleus has provided a wide spectrum of biological activities. In addition, the benzimidazole moiety constitutes a building block for the production of several drugs, drug candidates, new chemical entities, and lead molecules. The importance of this nucleus for bioactivity,

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PMCPMC11951861

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