ZnO as an Efficient and Inexpensive Catalyst for One Pot Synthesis
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-(4–Chlorophenyl)-4,5–diphenyl–1H-imidazole (Table 2 entry 5)
o
-1 1
Solid; m.p. 248-250 C; IR (KBr) ν = 3405, 3060, 1603, 1485, 1448, 1433 cm ; H NMR
13
(
CDCl ): δ 12.79 (s, 1H), 7.21 - 7.56 (m, 12H), 8.11 (d, 2H, J = 8.8 Hz); C NMR (CDCl ):
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3
δ 144.33, 137.24, 134.92, 132.54, 130.84, 130.81, 129.14, 128.73, 128.54, 128.40, 128.31,
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28.14, 127.06, 126.55, 126.24; EIMS: m/z = 340 (M+1). Anal. Calcd. for C H ClN : C,
6.24; H, 4.57; Cl, 10.72; N, 8.47. Found: C, 76.28; H, 4.60; Cl, 10.68; N, 8.50.
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1
15
2
7
2
-(3-Nitrophenyl)-4,5-diphenyl–1H-imidazole (Table 2 entry 6)
o
-1
1
Solid; m.p. 252-254 C;IR (KBr) ν = 3382, 3064, 1605, 1519, 1348 cm ; H NMR
(
(
300 MHz, CDCl ): δ 13.10 (s, 1H), 8.96 (t, 1H, J = 2.0 Hz), 8.50 - 8.55 (m, 1H), 8.15-8.25
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m, 1H), 7.78 (t, 1H, J = 8 Hz), 7.24 - 7.60 (m, 10H); C NMR (CDCl ): δ 148.36, 143.25,
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37.55, 134.52, 131.14, 130.53, 130.32, 129.03, 128.64, 128.30, 128.21, 128.00, 127.62,
22.55, 119.44; EIMS: m/z = 350. Anal. Calcd. for C H N O : C, 73.89; H, 4.43; N, 12.31;
1
O, 9.97. Found: C, 73.94; H, 4.46; N, 12.29; O, 9.94.
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2
2
-(4,5–Diphenyl-1H–imidazol–2-yl)phenol (Table 2 entry 7)
o
-1
1
Solid; m.p. 117-119 C; IR (KBr) ν = 3438, 2985, 2970, 1625, 1226 cm ; H NMR
(
300 MHz, CDCl ): δ 12.62 (s, 1H), 8.03 (dd, 2H, J = 8.7 Hz), 7.59 (d, 2H, J = 8 Hz), 7.49
3
13
(
s, 1H), 7.27 - 7.34 (m, 10H); C NMR (CDCl ): δ 147.62, 133.15, 130.25, 129.53, 128.17,
3
1
5
21.95, 118.56, 116.48; EIMS: m/z = 321 (M+1). Anal. Calcd. for C H N O: C, 80.75; H,
.16; N, 8.97; O, 5.12. Found: C, 80.78; H, 5.14; N, 9.02; O, 5.14.
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2
-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-4,5–diphenyl-1H-imidazole (Table 2 entry 8)
o
-1
1
Solid; m.p. 220-222 C; IR (KBr) ν = 3428, 2893, 2465, 1636, 1216 cm ; H NMR
(
300 MHz, CDCl ): δ 12.52 (s, 1H), 8.03 (d, 2H, J = 8.8 Hz), 7.55 - 7.59 (m, 10H),
3
13
6
1
.94 (d, 2H, J = 8.8 Hz), 3.85 (s, 3H); C NMR (CDCl ): δ 159.17, 145.75, 132.83,
3
27.64, 127.45, 126.53, 126.34, 122.73, 113.27, 54.63; EIMS: m/z = 326. Anal. Calcd.
for C H N O: C, 80.96; H, 5.56; N, 8.58; O, 4.90. Found: C, 80.99; H, 5.59; N, 8.56;
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2
O, 4.93.
4
-(4,5-Diphenyl-1H–imidazol–2-yl)phenol (Table 2 entry 9)
o
-1 1
Solid; m.p. 202-204 C; IR (KBr) ν = 3428, 3215, 1602, 1532 cm ; H NMR (300 MHz,
CDCl ): δ 12.51 (s, 1H), 7.2 - 7.52 (m, 10H), 6.99 (d, 2H, J = 7.8 Hz), 6.89 (d, 2H, J = 7.5 Hz);
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1
3
C NMR (CDCl ): δ 156.55, 145.46, 129.18, 128.37, 127.93, 126.92, 124.74, 119.08,
3
116.54, 112.82. EIMS: m/z = 321. Anal. Calcd. for C H N O: C, 80.75; H, 5.16; N, 8.97;
O, 5.12. Found: C, 80.80; H, 5.19; N, 9.03; O, 5.17.
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2
-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazole (Table 2 entry 10)
o
-1 1
Solid; m.p. 210-212 C; IR (KBr) ν = 3431, 2987, 2893, 2465, 1636, 1216 cm ; H NMR
300 MHz, CDCl ): δ 12.48 (s, 1H), 8.05 (d, 2H, J = 8.7 Hz), 7.28. - 7.61 (m, 10H), 6.95 (d, 1H),
(
3
13
3
.85 (s, 6H); C NMR (CDCl ): δ 150.35, 147.64, 144.82, 129.57, 129.33, 129.30, 129.34,
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1
m/z = 356. Anal. Calcd. for C H N O : C, 77.51; H, 5.66; N, 7.86; O, 8.98. Found: C,
28.83, 128.81, 127.58, 127.56, 133.14, 124.21, 120.83, 115.81 112.34, 56.24; EIMS:
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7.56; H, 5.69; N, 7.90; O, 8.94.
Results and Discussion
Having established the advantages of ZnO as catalyst, bearing in mind that solvents can also
effect the chemical reaction, we continued to optimize the process by varying the solvents.