Efficient synthesis of novel 1-hydroxy-2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazole derivatives via a one-pot, four-component reaction between hydroxylamine, benzonitriles, arylglyoxals and cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds

Abstract

A simple, and efficient procedure for the synthesis of novel 2,5-diaryl-1-hydroxy-1H-imidazol-4-yl derivatives via a one-pot, four-component reaction between hydroxylamine, benzonitriles, arylglyoxals and cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds (Melrum’s acid or dimedone) in ethanol under reflux conditions without using bases and catalysts is reported. All the products were obtained in good yields and their structures were established from their spectroscopic data.