Hossein Behmadi - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Islamic Azad University , Mashhad Branch, Mashhad
Seyed Mahdi Saadati
Mina Roshani

A new, convenient, efficient, and cost-effective one-pot synthesis of 1Hphenanthro[ 9,10]imidazol-2-yl from phenantherenquinone and aldehydes, using molecular iodine as catalyst is described. The present methodology offers several advantages such as excellent yields, simple procedure, shorter reaction times, and the use of inexpensive reagents.

1H-phenanthro[9,10]imidazol-2-yl, Phenantherenquinone, Molecular iodine