8-(2-Methoxyphenyl)-6-methyl-2-(1-methyl-1<i>H</i>-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)quinoline

Abstract

For very first time, we report the synthesis of 8-(2-methoxyphenyl)-6-methyl-2-(1-methyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)quinoline 1. This was achieved in several steps, including usage of the Suzuki reaction for functionalization of 2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)quinoline moiety. The new compound exhibits blue fluorescence. Its structure was confirmed with 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, high-resolution mass spectrometry and X-ray analysis.

Keywords

• quinoline
• benzimidazole
• fluorescence
• single-crystal diffraction
• Suzuki reaction