An olefin cross-metathesis method applicable for the preparation of 4-(alk-1-en-1-yl)-1H-imidazoles was developed. The optimized conditions afforded a high-rate, selective, and high yielding reaction that comprise traditionally unreactive imidazole kernel as substrate. A variety backbone functionalized imidazoles were synthesized in good to yields by using this method.

A novel synthesis of Iimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline-5(6H)-thione framework was developed through a three-step reaction starting from benzil. The resulting (2-nitrophenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazole  from the reaction of benzil and different 2-nitrobenzaldehyde, reduction of nitro group and then cyclization reaction with carbon disulfide (CS2). All steps were carried out under easy and user-friendly ...

One potential Lewis acid that has received negligible attention as a catalyst is the carbocation. Here we show the potential of triaryl methylium ions as highly powerful Lewis acid catalysts for organic reactions. The Lewis acidity of the triaryl methylium ion can be easily tuned by variation of the electronic properties of the aromatic rings and the catalytic activity of the carbocation is sho...

In the title compound, [Zn(C(4)H(3)N(2)O(2))(2)(H(2)O)(2)], the Zn(II) ion is situated on a twofold rotation axis and exhibits a distorted octa-hedral coordination configuration. The equatorial plane contains two cis-oriented bidentate 1H-imidazole-4-carboxyl-ate ligands and the axial positions are occupied by two coordinated water mol-ecules. In the crystal structure, inter-molecular O-H⋯O and...

Multicobalt(II) two-dimensional layer coordination polymer {[Co(bitbu-OMe)2(NCS)2]·2MeOH}n (1) was synthesized using a bis-imidazole ligand having steric hindrance, tert-butyl, and one methoxy group expressed by bitbu-OMe (bitbu-OMe = 1,1′-[(5-tert-butyl-2-methoxybenzene-1,3-diyl)dimethanediyl]bis(1H-imidazole). Since there are two methanol molecules trapped inside each void within 1, the inves...

Condensation of 1-(9-alkyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl)-4-carboxy-2-pyrrolidinones with 2,3-diaminonaphthalene or o-aminophenol was carried out by melting a reaction mixture at 170–230 °C and provided new 2-substituted naphtho[2,3-d]imidazole and benzoxazole derivatives. Derivatives of 2-substituted naphtho[2,3d]imidazole were alkylated with an excess of ethyl iodide in the presence of potassium hydroxide...

The title compound, C(18)H(13)N(5)·H(2)O, was synthesized by the condensation of pyridine-4-carbaldehyde and ammonium acetate, forming a multipyridyl ligand. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into chains by O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The chains are linked by weak C-H⋯N inter-actions, generating a layer structure.