Xiaoshan Huang, Xuefeng Cong, Pengbing Mi and Xihe Bi
Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 3858-3861
DOI:
10.1039/C7CC00772H,
Communication
A new silver-promoted [3+2] cycloaddition of azomethine ylides with isocyanides has been described. The methodology provides an efficient and modular approach to 1,2,4-trisubstituted imidazoles of vital bioactive molecules and atypical antipsychotics analogues.