“…The chemistry of benzimidazole moiety is of very high importance in the field of medicinal research ( Digwal et al, 2016 ; El-Feky et al, 2015 ; Evans et al, 2015 ; Mavrova et al, 2013 ; Hranjec et al, 2012 ; El-Gohary and Shaaban, 2014 , 2015 ; Mahalakshmi and Chidambaranathan, 2015 ; Nara et al, 1989 ; Kus et al, 2008 ). Several substituted benzimidazole derivatives ( Monforte et al, 2010 , 2009 ; Monforte et al, 2008 ) have been reported as potent HIV-1 inhibitors ( Fig.…”