title: Erbium triflate promoted multicomponent synthesis of highly substituted imidazoles.
abstract: The synthesis of highly substituted imidazole derivatives has been achieved from various α-azido chalcones, aryl aldehydes, and anilines. This multicomponent protocol employs erbium triflate as a catalyst resulting in excellent yield of the imidazoles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University , Madurai 625 021, India.
authors.forename: Kandasamy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajaguru
authors.forename: Rajendran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Arumugam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mariappan
authors.forename: Shanmugam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muthusubramanian
authors.forename: Nattamai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhuvanesh
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D047188:Chalcones / Q000737:chemistry*; D004871:Erbium / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008698:Mesylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D047188:Chalcones; D007093:Imidazoles; D008698:Mesylates; D004871:Erbium