“…22,23 1,2,4,5-Tetraarylimidazole derivatives, which can be prepared by four-component condensation of aromatic aldehydes, benzil, primary amines and ammonium acetate, 24,25 have been recently reported by our group 26,27 to act as light-emitting backbones. According to our interest in the synthesis of new heterocyclic and polyaromatic systems containing a 1,2,3-triazole ring, 28 herein we report Cu(I)-catalyzed cycloadditions between azidomethyl derivatives of 1,2,4,5-tetraarylimidazoles and terminal alkynes to afford new 1,2,3-triazole structures possessing polyaryl imidazole scaffolds. In addition, catalytic cyclizations of propargyloxy derivatives of the prepared tetraarylimidazoles with benzyl azide to diversify the products are also reported.…”