(Figure Presented) The diverse biological activities of compounds containing N-(hetero)aryl-2-imidazoline moiety and methods to construct them are comprehensively reviewed for the first time. This intriguing non-flat, cyclic amidine motif clearly represents an emerging privileged structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)240-255
Number of pages16
JournalChemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds
Volume53
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2017

    Research areas

  • Cyclodehydration, Imidazoline N-arylation, Lead-like compounds, Privileged structures

    Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

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