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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Three-Component Mannich-like Reaction of 2-Aminoimidazole

Sudhir R. Shengule A and Peter Karuso A B
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A Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: peter.karuso@mq.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry 64(12) 1617-1620 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH11358
Submitted: 1 September 2011  Accepted: 13 October 2011   Published: 23 November 2011

Abstract

A three-component reaction of 2-aminoimidazole with various aldehydes and amines is described that generates 4-substituted 2-aminoimidazoles containing a new chiral centre, a new C–C bond and a new C–N bond. The reactions can be conducted in water and require only sodium carbonate as reagent.


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