“…Compounds 4a–4f have been described previously by us . Other compounds were synthesized according to literature procedures [( 1b , 1c , 1e ), ( 1d , 1f ), , ( 2a–f ), − ( 3c , 3e ), , ( 3f ), ( 5b–c , 5e–g ), ( 6c , 6e–f ), 9 , 15 , 17 , 20 , 21 , and 23 ] . Briefly, the 4-phenylimidazole derivatives 1b – c and 1e were obtained by the reaction of α-bromoketone derivatives ( 36b–c , 36e ) with formamide (Scheme ).…”