
%0 Journal Article
%A Islam, AM 
%A Khalil, AM 
%A El-Houseni, MS 
%T Reaction of 2-(<I>m</I>-Tolyl)-4-arylmethylene-2-oxarolin-5-ones with amines
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1973/08/01
%V 26
%N 8
%P 1701-1704
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9731701
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9731701 
%X A facile route for the preparation of 1,2-diaryl-4-arylmethylene-2-imidazolin-5-ones was established by the direct interaction of primary aromatic amines with 2-(m-tolyl)-4-arylmethylene-2-oxazolin-5-ones in acetic acid containing catalytic amounts of sodium acetate. The same imidazolones were also obtained by cyclization of the aryl- carboxamides of &#945;-arylcarboxamido-&#946;-arylacrylic acids under the same reaction conditions. A possible reaction mechanism was discussed. 
