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• TITLE: Salen-Cu(II) Complex Catalyzed N-Arylation of Imidazoles under Mild Conditions

  AUTHORS: Yan Liu, Qin Zhang, Xiaowei Ma, Ping Liu, Jianwei Xie, Bin Dai, Zhiyong Liu

  KEYWORDS: Salen-Cu Complex; N-Arylation; Imidazole; Catalyze

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol.3 No.3, August 27, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Three inexpensive and air-/moisture-stable Salen-Cu complexes 1-3 were evaluated to be a novel class of catalysts for the N-arylation of imidazoles with aryl halides. A variety of aryl iodides, bromides underwent the coupling with imida-zoles, promoted by the complex 3, in moderate to excellent yields without the protection by an inert gas.