• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.1057-1060
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• 2009

Boric acid ($BO_3H_3$) is an inexpensive, efficient and mild catalyst for the synthesis of 2,4,5-triaryl-1H-imidazoles in excellent yields from the one-pot three-component condensation of benzil/benzoin, an aldehydes and ammonium acetate in aqueous media under ultrasound at room temperature. The remarkable advantages offered by this method are green catalyst, mild reaction conditions, simple procedures, much faster reactions and excellent yield of products.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.1231-1234
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• 2012

A one-pot efficient procedure for the synthesis of 2,4,5-triaryl-1H-imidazole derivatives in good to excellent yields by reaction between hexamethyldisilazane and arylaldehydes, benzyl alcohols, benzyl halides in the presence of molecular iodine has been developed. The remarkable advantages of this method are the simple workup procedure, high yields of products, and the availability of reagents.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.30 no.9
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• pp.1963-1966
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• 2009

L-Proline has been found to be an efficient organocatalyst for one-pot synthesis of 2,4,5-triaryl substituted imidazole by the reaction of an aldehyde, a benzil and an ammonium acetate. The short reaction time and excellent yields making this protocol practical and economically attractive.