“…3‐[4‐( tert ‐Butyl)phenyl]‐2‐phenylimidazo[1,2‐ a ]pyridine (3w): [9e] Column chromatography on silica gel (20 % EtOAc/hexane) afforded 3w (55.4 mg, 68 % yield) as a solid. 1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ = 7.96 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 1 H), 7.67 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 3 H), 7.52 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 2 H), 7.36 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 2 H), 7.28 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2 H), 7.23 (dd, J = 12.6, 5.9 Hz, 1 H), 7.19–7.15 (m, 1 H), 6.70 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 1 H), 1.39 (s, 9 H) ppm.…”