A one-step preparation of 2,4,5-triarylimidazolines from aromatic
aldehydes was accomplished by heating with hexamethyldisilazane
under solvent-free conditions. This reaction provides a convenient
preparative method for triarylimidazolines having a variety of aryl
groups.
imidazoline - hexamethyldisilazane - solvent-free - aldehyde - methanediamine