AbstractThe microwave assisted, solvent free, parallel syntheses of title compounds is described in this protocol. Twelve new tetraaryl imidazoles, which are incorporated with the chemotherapeutic pharmacophores, have been synthesized by adopting one pot multicomponent reaction. Attempt has been made to investigate the mechanism behind the formation of tetraaryl imidazoles by product identification method. The synthesized compounds were analyzed by physical and analytical data. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial, antitubercular, and short‐term anticancer activity. Compound 13 was found to be the candidate compound to investigate further for its potential anticancer activity. J. Heterocyclic Chem., 46, 278 (2009).