A palladium-catalyzed synthesis of (hetero)aryl-substituted imidazoles from aryl halides, imines and carbon monoxide

Multicomponent syntheses of functional chromophores

(2016) Lucilla Levi et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

From Aryl Iodides to 1,3-Dipoles: Design and Mechanism of a Palladium Catalyzed Multicomponent Synthesis of Pyrroles

(2016) Gerardo M. Torres et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Water in N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Assisted Catalysis

(2015) Efrat Levin et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Acid Chloride Synthesis by the Palladium-Catalyzed Chlorocarbonylation of Aryl Bromides

(2015) Jeffrey S. Quesnel et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Orthogonal tandem catalysis

(2015) Tracy L. Lohr et al.   Nature Chemistry

C–H arylation and alkenylation of imidazoles by nickel catalysis: solvent-accelerated imidazole C–H activation

(2015) Kei Muto et al.   Chemical Science

Organic Dyes Containing Fluorene Decorated with Imidazole Units for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2014) Dhirendra Kumar et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Triorganoindium Reagents in Selective Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling with Iodoimidazoles: Synthesis of Neurodazine

(2014) Cristina Pérez-Caaveiro et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

An overview of N-heterocyclic carbenes

(2014) Matthew N. Hopkinson et al.   NATURE

Blue fluorescent emitters: design tactics and applications in organic light-emitting diodes

(2013) Minrong Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Recent Developments of p38α MAP Kinase Inhibitors as Antiinflammatory Agents Based on the Imidazole Scaffolds

(2013) Ting-Ting Kong et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

A Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation Approach to Acid Chloride Synthesis

(2013) Jeffrey S. Quesnel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Comprehensive Review in Current Developments of Imidazole-Based Medicinal Chemistry

(2013) Ling Zhang et al.   MEDICINAL RESEARCH REVIEWS

Metal-Free, Acid-Promoted Synthesis of Imidazole Derivatives via a Multicomponent Reaction

(2013) Chung-Yu Chen et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazole-quinoline Boron Difluoride Dyes with Solid-State Red Fluorescence

(2013) Weiling Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Heterometallic complexes, tandem catalysis and catalytic cooperativity

(2013) José A. Mata et al.   Chemical Science

Practical Synthesis of Polysubstituted ImidazolesviaIodine- Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cyclization of Aryl Ketones and Benzylamines

(2012) Huawen Huang et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

CH Bond Functionalization: Emerging Synthetic Tools for Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals

(2012) Junichiro Yamaguchi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Imidazole as a parent π-conjugated backbone in charge-transfer chromophores

(2012) Jiří Kulhánek et al.   Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

Au(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination of the Fluorinated N′-Aryl-N-Propargyl Amidines: Mild Conditions for the Synthesis of 2-Fluoroalkyl Imidazole Derivatives

(2012) Shan Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

An overview of the key routes to the best selling 5-membered ring heterocyclic pharmaceuticals

(2011) Marcus Baumann et al.   Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

One-pot synthesis of imidazoles from aromatic nitriles with nickel catalysts

(2011) Juventino J. García et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazole as a new building block for blue light emitting materials

(2011) Zhiming Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

The Medicinal Chemist’s Toolbox: An Analysis of Reactions Used in the Pursuit of Drug Candidates

(2011) Stephen D. Roughley et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Direct Arylation of Simple Azoles Catalyzed by 1,10-Phenanthroline Containing Palladium Complexes: An Investigation of C4 Arylation of Azoles and the Synthesis of Triarylated Azoles by Sequential Arylation

(2011) Fumitoshi Shibahara et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Catalyst-Free Preparation of 1,2,4,5-Tetrasubstituted Imidazoles from a Novel Unexpected Domino Reaction of 2-Azido Acrylates and Nitrones

(2011) Bao Hu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Regioselective Functionalization of the Imidazole Ring via Transition Metal-Catalyzed CN and CC Bond Forming Reactions

(2010) Fabio Bellina et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Nickel-Catalyzed Direct CH Arylation and Alkenylation of Heteroarenes with Organosilicon Reagents

(2010) Hitoshi Hachiya et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

C−H Bonds as Ubiquitous Functionality: A General Approach to Complex Arylated Imidazoles via Regioselective Sequential Arylation of All Three C−H Bonds and RegioselectiveN-Alkylation Enabled by SEM-Group Transposition

(2010) Jung Min Joo et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Atom-Economical Synthesis ofN-Heterocycles via Cascade Inter-/Intramolecular C−N Bond-Forming Reactions Catalyzed by Ti Amides

(2010) Hao Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Imidazole- and imidazolium-containing polymers for biology and material science applications

(2010) Emily B. Anderson et al.   POLYMER

Palladium- and Copper-Catalyzed Arylation of Carbon−Hydrogen Bonds

(2009) Olafs Daugulis et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Copper-Catalyzed Direct C Arylation of Heterocycles with Aryl Bromides: Discovery of Fluorescent Core Frameworks

(2009) Dongbing Zhao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Four-Component Synthesis of Fully Substituted 1,2,4-Triazoles

(2009) Steven T. Staben et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Phosphine-Free, Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of Heterocycles through CH Bond Activation with Pivalic Acid as a Cocatalyst

(2009) Dongbing Zhao et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

From mono to polydentate azole and benzazole derivatives, versatile ligands for main group and transition metal atoms

(2009) Rosalinda Contreras et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Vascular Disrupting Activity of Tubulin-Binding 1,5-Diaryl-1H-imidazoles†

(2009) Katiuscia Bonezzi et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Azine and AzoleN-Oxides: Reaction Development, Scope and Applications in Synthesis

(2009) Louis-Charles Campeau et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nickel-Catalyzed Biaryl Coupling of Heteroarenes and Aryl Halides/Triflates

(2009) Jérôme Canivet et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Direct Functionalization of Nitrogen Heterocycles via Rh-Catalyzed C−H Bond Activation

(2008) Jared C. Lewis et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

An Apoptosis-Inducing Small Molecule That Binds to Heat Shock Protein 70

(2008) Darren R. Williams et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A General Method for Copper-Catalyzed Arylation of Arene C−H Bonds

(2008) Hien-Quang Do et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Rh(I)-Catalyzed Arylation of Heterocycles via C−H Bond Activation:  Expanded Scope through Mechanistic Insight

(2008) Jared C. Lewis et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Copper-Catalyzed “Click” Reaction/Direct Arylation Sequence: Modular Syntheses of 1,2,3-Triazoles

(2008) Lutz Ackermann et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS