A rapid and efficient method for the synthesis of 2-imidazolines and their N-hydroxyethyl derivatives from the reaction of aromatic nitriles with ethylenediamine (EDA) or N-(2- aminoethyl) ethanolamine (AEEA) using cupric indole-3-acetate (Cu (II)–(IAA) 2) as a reusable catalyst under reflux and microwave conditions is reported. And seven new N- hydroxyethyl-imidazolines were reported for the first time.
