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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p><jats:chem-struct-wrap><jats:chem-struct><jats:graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" mimetype="image/gif" position="anchor" specific-use="enlarged-web-image" xlink:href="graphic/must001.gif"><jats:alt-text>magnified image</jats:alt-text></jats:graphic></jats:chem-struct></jats:chem-struct-wrap></jats:p><jats:p>An efficient one‐pot synthesis of 2‐substituted benzimidazoles from o‐phenylenediamine and aldehydes in the presence of sulfonic acid functionalized silica at room temperature is reported.</jats:p>