In the last decade, very much attention has been paid to the development of efficient methods for the preparation of 4(5)-aryl substituted imidazole derivatives because of their important biological and pharmacological properties. A recent review of Bellina et al. 1 reported biological properties such as antifungal activity, 2 potent β-glucosidase 3 or activin receptor-like kinase 5 (ALK5) inhibitors. 4 Relatively few methods to access the title compounds are described. ...