Li, Jiang-Fei published the artcileConstruction 7-membered ring via Ni-Al bimetal-enabled C-H cyclization for synthesis of tricyclic imidazoles, Safety of 1,3-Bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-3-ium chloride, the publication is Nature Communications (2021), 12(1), 3070, database is CAplus and MEDLINE.
A direct construction of 7-membered rings via Ni-Al co-catalyzed unreactive C7-H cyclization of benzoimidazoles with alkenes, providing a series of tricyclic imidazoles such as I [R = Me, 2-FC6H4, BnO(CH2)2, etc.; R1 = CF3, 3-pyridyl, Bn, etc.; R2 = H, 4-t-Bu, 4,5-F2, etc.] in 40-98% yield and with up to 95:5 er was reported.
Nature Communications published new progress about 258278-25-0. 258278-25-0 belongs to imidazoles-derivatives, auxiliary class Achiral NHCs Ligands, name is 1,3-Bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-3-ium chloride, and the molecular formula is C27H39ClN2, Safety of 1,3-Bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-3-ium chloride.
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