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A novel one-pot synthesis of tetrasubstituted imidazoles under solvent-free conditions and microwave irradiation

S Balalaie, MM Hashemi, M Akhbari

Index: Balalaie, Saeed; Hashemi, Mohammed M.; Akhbari, Maryam Tetrahedron Letters, 2003 , vol. 44, # 8 p. 1709 - 1711

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Citation Number: 142

Abstract

The one-pot, three-component condensation of benzil, benzonitrile derivatives and primary amines on the surface of silica gel under solvent-free conditions and microwave irradiation provided tetrasubstituted imidazoles in high yields.