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A greener route for the one-pot synthesis of 1,2,4,5-tetraarylated imidazoles

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An efficient synthesis of various tetraarylated imidazoles using anhydrous FePO4 as a catalyst by four-component condensation of benzil (or benzoin), aldehydes, amines, and ammonium acetate in refluxing ethanol is described.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

    Farahnaz K. Behbahani & Talayeh Yektanezhad

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Behbahani, F.K., Yektanezhad, T. A greener route for the one-pot synthesis of 1,2,4,5-tetraarylated imidazoles. Monatsh Chem 143, 1529–1532 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-012-0724-6

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