Novel multicomponent reaction for the combinatorial synthesis of 2-imidazolines

Org Lett. 2003 Oct 2;5(20):3759-62. doi: 10.1021/ol035521g.

Abstract

[reaction: see text] The three-component condensation between an amine, an aldehyde, and an alpha-acidic isocyanide efficiently provides substituted 2-imidazolines in a one-pot reaction under mild conditions.