Efficient microwave-assisted synthesis and antioxidant activity of 4-arylidene-2-phenyl-1H-imidazol-5(4H)-ones
作者:Feng Shi、Xiao-Ning Zeng、Fei-Yue Wu、Shu Yan、Wei-Fa Zheng、Shu-Jiang Tu
DOI:10.1002/jhet.766
日期:2012.1
AbstractThe efficient synthesis of 4‐arylidene‐2‐phenyl‐1H‐imidazol‐5(4H)‐ones was achieved via microwave‐assisted reactions of 4‐arylmethylene‐2‐phenyloxazol‐5(4H)‐ones with urea in glycol. This approach provides a facile shortcut for the synthesis of this type of compounds with short reaction time, high yields, broad substrate scope and easy operation. Besides, the synthesized compounds were subject to the test of antioxidant activity, which is represented by their capacities for scavenging 1,1‐diphenyl‐2‐picrylhydrazyl, hydroxyl and superoxide anion free radicals. Bioassay of these compounds resulted in the finding of several 4‐arylidene‐2‐phenyl‐1H‐imidazol‐5(4H)‐ones with significant antioxidant activity. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2012).
A Practical and Efficient Synthesis of 2,5-Disubstituted-3,5-dihydro-imidazol-4-ones from Oxazolones
An alternative procedure for the synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted-3,5-dihydro-imidazol-4-ones from substituted oxazolones was evaluated. The initial oxazolone ring-opening reaction was examined with a variety of ammonia source compounds followed by the subsequent 3,5-dihydro-imidazol-4-one cyclization reaction, which was carried out with either an organic or inorganic base in aprotic solvents. In this article, we report the results of an efficient and straightforward procedure for the synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted-3,5-dihydro-imidazol-4-ones that gives satisfactory yield and quality.