Magnetic core–shell carbon dot@MFe2O4 hybrid materials are successfully prepared and used for the catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol.

A simple route for the synthesis of imidazole derivatives via copper-catalyzed [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction is described. This strategy has achieved high regioselectivity and used oxygen as an oxidant without the addition of expensive catalysts to provide moderate to good yields.

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An efficient methodology to access a library of 1,2,4,5‐tetrasubstituted imidazoles from a broad range of amidines and α,β‐unsaturated aldehydes/ketones via a C(sp2)H amination has been developed. This method represents a new and simple way to prepare highly substituted imidazoles from easily available starting materials, inexpensive catalysts, and with good functional group tolerance in good to excellent yields.magnified image