“…(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazole (3n): White solid; Mp= 253-255 °C,reported 254 °C; 71 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.54-7.48 (m, 5H, ArH), 7.42 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, ArH), 7.34-7.30 (m, 6H, ArH), 6.85 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H, ArH), 6.02 (s, 2H, -OCH 2 O-); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 148.3, 145.9, 138.1, 134.9, 130.0, 129.1, 128.7, 127.8, 127.5, 124.3, 119.1, 118.0, 108.7, 106.2, 101.5; IR (KBr) [cm -1 ]: ν max = 3289, 2950, 1685, 813; MS (m/z): 340 (M + ). 1,4-bis(4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzene (3o): Yellow solid; Mp= 286-289°C,reported >300 °C; 81 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 8.19 (dd, J = 7.6, 2.2 Hz, 2H, ArH), 7.77-7.74 (m, 3H, ArH), 7.72-7.69 (m, 3H, ArH), 7.57-7.55 (m, 2H, ArH), 7.52-7.49 (m, 5H, ArH), 7.46-7.42 (m, 3H, ArH), 7.41-7.37 (m, 6H); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 147.4, 144.9, 141.7, 140.1, 139.3, 137.2, 134.7, 132.6, 132.5, 131.9, 130.3, 129.9, 129.3, 128.7, 128.7, 128.6, 128.2, 128.1, 127.9, 127.8, 127.5; IR (KBr) [cm -1 ]: ν max = 3153, 1674, 840; MS (m/z): 514 (M + ).…”