Synthesis of 1H‐Imidazoles Catalyzed by Cu‐Nanoparticle and Its Physicochemical Properties

Series of 1‐arylmethyl‐4, 5‐dihydro‐2‐aryl‐1H‐imidazole were synthesized expeditiously in good yields from 1,2‐diaminoethane and aromatic aldehydes in the presence of Cu nanoparticle under microwave irradiation in solvent‐free method. Monodisperse spherical Cu nanoparticles with a diameter range of 45 ± 8 nm were synthesized by polyol process. The particle size and elemental structure of copper nanoparticles were confirmed by XRD data and was found to be having a face‐centered cubic structure. The resulting substituted imidazoles have been studied in the achievement of degree of drug absorption enhancement as well as the potential associated toxicity on the basis of hypothetical antibacterial pharmacophores and structures that were designed to interact with both of gram‐positive and gram‐negative bacteria. All the synthesized molecules were characterized on the basis of 1H NMR, 13C NMR, mass spectrometry, and elemental data.