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TMSOTf-catalyzed synthesis of trisubstituted imidazoles using hexamethyldisilazane as a nitrogen source under neat and microwave irradiation conditions

In the process of drug discovery and development, an efficient and expedient synthetic method for imidazole-based small molecules from commercially available and cheap starting materials has great significance. Herein, we developed a TMSOTf-catalyzed synthesis of trisubstituted imidazoles through the reaction of 1,2-diketones and aldehydes using hexamethyldisilazane as a nitrogen source under microwave heating and solvent-free conditions. The chemical structures of representative trisubstituted imidazoles were confirmed using X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis. This synthetic method has several advantages including the involvement of mild Lewis acid, being metal- and additive-free, wide substrate scope with good to excellent yields and short reaction time. Furthermore, we demonstrate the application of the methodology in the synthesis of biologically active imidazole-based drugs.

Molecular iodine/DMSO mediated oxidation of internal alkynes and primary alcohols using a one-pot, two step approach towards 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles: Substrate scope and mechanistic studies

An efficient, eco-friendly and practical oxidation of internal alkynes and primary alcohols as key steps towards the synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles is reported. This green synthetic methodology employed an acid and metal-free molecular iodine/DMSO system, to afford a variety of substituted imidazoles in moderate to good yields, with a range of functionalities tolerated. Mechanistic studies revealed two distinct oxidation pathways, which ultimately form the diketone and aldehyde that serve as key intermediates in the multicomponent domino synthesis.

A new nanocomposite catalyst based on clay-supported heteropolyacid for the green synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles

Intercalation of cetyltrimethylammonium (CTA+) cations within the nanolayers of montmorillonite (MMT) clay followed by reaction with Keggin-type phosphomolybdic acid (PMo) resulted in the synthesis of (CTA)3PMo-MMT nanocomposite catalyst. The prepared nanocomposite catalyst was characterized using different physicochemical methods such as Fourier-transform infrared and inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopies, X-ray diffraction, and nitrogen adsorption–desorption (Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method) analyses. Characterization techniques demonstrated the intercalation of (CTA)3PMo species into the nanolayers of MMT. The resulting (CTA)3PMo-MMT nanocomposite catalyst efficiently catalyzed the synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles under solvent-free conditions. The efficiency is due to the fact that the presence of CTA+ species makes the nanocomposite catalyst hydrophobic and facilitates the accessibility of hydrophobic reactants to active sites in the course of the reaction. High activity and selectivity were achieved in the presence of the prepared nanocomposite catalyst. The nanocomposite catalyst was readily isolated from the reaction mixture using simple filtration, washed with ethanol, and recycled five times without a major loss of activity.

Magnetically separable and recyclable g-C3N4 nanocomposite catalyzed one-pot synthesis of substituted imidazoles

A green, reliable synthetic method and highly efficient one-pot three-component synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles from 1,2-diketones, aldehydes and ammonium acetate in the presence of recyclable magnetic graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite (Fe3O4@g-C3N4) has been developed. Various imidazole derivatives were obtained in moderate to excellent yields and high purity after recrystallization from ethanol. Interestingly, the low-cost Fe3O4@g-C3N4 a nontoxic and inexpensive catalyst showed excellent recyclability using an external magnet without loss of parent catalytic activity even after ten cycles and its provides new opportunities for the truly environmental friendliness methodology.

Synthesis and evaluation of 2-(substituted phenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazole derivatives as anticonvulsant agents

Some new 1H-imidazole derivatives were synthesized by carrying out reaction between benzil and substituted benzaldehydes and evaluated for anticonvulsant activity by maximum electroshock seizure model. The synthesized compounds were characterized by infrared, mass,1HNMR, and elemental analysis. The compounds were found to possess significant anticonvulsant effects with 3 bearing bromo substitution being the most active compound among the series.

One-Pot Synthesis of 2,4,5-Triphenyl Imidazoles from 1,2-Diols as Key Reagents

A simple one-pot procedure for the preparation of 2,4,5-triphenyl imidazole derivatives is presented. The procedure involves the lead tetraacetate oxidation of 1,2-diols to give aldehydes in situ, which then undergo a three-component reaction with benzil and ammonium acetate to yield the imidazole derivatives.

Simple, Efficient, and Convenient One-Pot Synthesis of Imidazole Derivatives in the Presence of Nanosilica-supported Imidazolium Ionic Liquid as a Catalyst

An efficient and simple synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles is achieved by three-component cyclocondensation of benzil, aldehyde, and ammonium acetate by using nanosilica-supported imidazolium ionic liquid as a catalyst under solvent-free conditions. The key advantages of this process are high to excellent yields, short reaction time, easy work-up, and the reusability of the catalyst.

Highly efficient and simple protocol for synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazole derivatives from benzil using fluorinated graphene oxide as effective and reusable catalyst

Abstract: Efficient synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazole derivatives with simple workup is described using benzil, different aldehydes, and ammonium acetate in presence of fluorinated graphene oxide (A-MFGO) as effective catalyst that can be easily recover

Synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles, quinoxalines and 1,5-benzodiazepines over an eco-friendly and highly efficient ZrO2-Al2O3 catalyst

ZrO2-Al2O3 containing 80 mol% of ZrO2 was prepared by solution combustion, impregnation and precipitation methods. All the prepared catalytic materials were characterized by PXRD, NH3-TPD, N2 adsorption isotherms, FTIR, TEM, SEM, EDAX and ICP-OES techniques. These catalytic materials were used in a rapid, simple, versatile and efficient synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles under solvent-free conditions at moderate temperature in shorter reaction time (20 min). This is achieved by three-component cyclo-condensation of benzil, aldehydes and ammonium acetate in excellent yields. The derivatives of quinoxalines and 1,5-benzodiazepines were synthesized effectively by cyclo-condensation of 1,2-diamine with α-diketones and carbonyl compound with O-phenylenediamines respectively over ZrO2-Al2O3 at moderate temperature (80 °C) for the reaction time of 20-40 min in presence of ethanol as a solvent. The present method is experimentally simple, non-toxic and involves inexpensive reagents, clean reaction pathways and an eco-friendly catalyst. The catalytic materials used can be easily separated from the reaction mixture and reused for several reaction cycles without much loss of catalytic activity.