(E)-Ethyl 2-cyano-3-[4-(4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenyl]acrylate dihydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, C27H21N3O2·2H2O, the three benzene rings attached to the heterocyclic imidazole ring are not coplanar with the latter, making dihedral angles of 14.8 (2), 31.4 (2), and 37.5 (2)°, respectively, for the benzene ring planes in the 2-, 4- and 5-positions. In the crystal, there are two water mol­ecules which serve as connectors between the acrylate mol­ecules and stabilize the structure via N—H⋯O, O—H⋯N, C—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonding.

Study on the synthesis and structure–effect relationship of multi‐aryl imidazoles with their fluorescence properties

“…Meantime, it was found that these kinds of compounds are ubiquitous in various bioactive molecules having antiulcer, antiviral, anticancer and antihypertension properties . Although heterocyclic imidazole derivatives have been widely studied in chemistry, biology and materials science, the design and synthesis of compounds possessing a large conjugated system with high fluorescent performances is still highly desirable .…”