“…In particular, this nucleus is a constituent of vitamin-B12 17 . Benzimidazoles are regarded as a promising class of bioactive heterocyclic compounds, which have attracted considerable interest in medicinal chemistry because of their various range of biological activities including antiviral, anticancer 16,18,19 , antimicrobial 1,16,[18][19][20] , anti-inflammatory 16,19 , anthelmintic, antihistaminic, proton pump inhibitor, antioxidant, antihypertensive and anticoagulant activities 16 . The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro antimicrobial activity of new synthesized benzimidazolium salts (1a-f) and Ag-NHC complexes (2a-g), which were formed in situ deprotonation with silver oxide of 1a-f.…”