3-Aminoiminoacrylate, 3-Aminoacrylate, and 3-Amidoiminomalonate Complexes as Catalysts for the Dimerization of Olefins

Imidazopyridine Family: Versatile and Promising Heterocyclic Skeletons for Different Applications

In recent years, there has been increasing attention focused on various products belonging to the imidazopyridine family; this class of heterocyclic compounds shows unique chemical structure, versatile optical properties, and diverse biological attributes. The broad family of imidazopyridines encompasses different heterocycles, each with its own specific properties and distinct characteristics, making all of them promising for various application fields. In general, this useful category of aromatic heterocycles holds significant promise across various research domains, spanning from material science to pharmaceuticals. The various cores belonging to the imidazopyridine family exhibit unique properties, such as serving as emitters in imaging, ligands for transition metals, showing reversible electrochemical properties, and demonstrating biological activity. Recently, numerous noteworthy advancements have emerged in different technological fields, including optoelectronic devices, sensors, energy conversion, medical applications, and shining emitters for imaging and microscopy. This review intends to provide a state-of-the-art overview of this framework from 1955 to the present day, unveiling different aspects of various applications. This extensive literature survey may guide chemists and researchers in the quest for novel imidazopyridine compounds with enhanced properties and efficiency in different uses.

Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine derivatives: useful, luminescent and versatile scaffolds for different applications

In the last few years, imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine nuclei and derivatives have attracted growing attention due to their unique chemical structure and versatility, optical behaviours, and biological properties.

Rare earth metal bisamido complexes with an NNO tridentate ligand and catalytic activity for the selective polymerization of isoprene

A series of rare earth metal bisamido complexes was synthesized, which could effectively initiate the polymerization of isoprene to afford polyisoprene with high regio- and stereo-selectivity in the presence of cocatalysts.

Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine-1-ylalkylalcohols: synthesis via intramolecular cyclization of N-thioacyl 1,2-aminoalcohols and their silyl ethers and molecular structures

Iodine-mediated cyclization of N-thioacyl 1,2-aminoalcohols derived from aromatic aldehydes and ketones mainly produced bis(1-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridyl)arylmethanes, whereas the reaction of N-thioacyl 1,2-aminoalcohols derived from aliphatic aldehydes and N-thioacyl 1,2-aminoalcohols protected with a silyl group with iodine gave imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine-1-ylalkylalcohols as a major product.

Iodine-mediated cyclization of N-thioacyl-1-(2-pyridyl)-1,2-aminoalcohols and their subsequent condensation leading to the formation of novel bis(1-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridyl)arylmethanes

The treatment of N-thioacyl-1-(2-pyridyl)-1,2-aminoalcohols with iodine and pyridine in THF at room temperature for 30 min leads to the formation of bis(1-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridyl)arylmethanes as green solids in good to high yields.

Synthesis of fluorescent 1,3-diarylated imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines: oxidative condensation-cyclization of aryl-2-pyridylmethylamines and aldehydes with elemental sulfur as an oxidant

Oxidative condensation-cyclization of aldehydes and aryl-2-pyridylmethylamines proceeded in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of elemental sulfur as an oxidant in the absence of catalyst. The reaction gave a variety of 1,3-diarylated imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines in good to high yields. The products showed fluorescence emission in a wavelength range of 454-524 nm. The quantum yields of 1,3-diarylated imidazopyridines were greatly improved compared to those of the parent 3-monosubstituted compounds.