C-Acylation of N-substituted imidazoles with ethyl oxalyl chloride in the presence of N,N-diisopropylethylamine as a base afforded 2-(2-ethoxy-1,2-dioxoethyl)imidazoles in 83-95% yield. Application of this synthetic protocol to thiazoles and triazoles led to the corresponding 2-ethoxy-1,2-dioxoethyl derivatives in 40-51% yield.
Synthesis and photophysical properties of dinuclear N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) copper(I) complexes and their application to photoluminescent light-emitting diodes and anti-counterfeiting
dinuclear N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) copper(I) complexes having 3,3′-(1,4-phenylenebis(methylene))bis(1-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazolylidene as bis-NHC ligand and bis[(2-diphenylphosphino)phenyl]ether (POP) as auxiliary ligand have been successfully prepared, and their photophysical properites were investigaged experimentally and theocitcally. The resulting complexes all exhibited intense green to yellow