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2-Imidazoline
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<h2 id="synthesis">Synthesis</h2> <p>A variety of routes exist for the synthesis of imidazolines,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> with the most common methods involving the condensation of 1,2-diamines (e.g. <a href="/facts/Ethylenediamine/VDX8VfFv">ethylenediamine</a>) with <a href="/facts/Nitriles/Gz7RCnC6">nitriles</a> or <a href="/facts/Esters/FoUAIIw4">esters</a>. The nitrile based route is essentially a cyclic <a href="/facts/Pinner_reaction/HTbHlQqp">Pinner reaction</a>; it requires high temperatures and acid catalysis and is effective for both alkyl and aryl nitriles. </p> <h2 id="as-natural-products">As natural products</h2> <p>Imidazoline has been found in various natural products. Natural molecules topsentin D and spongotine B were discovered in several marine sponges. These metabolites have received considerable attention because of their potent properties such as <a href="/facts/Antitumor/dezlwmAe">antitumor</a>, <a href="/facts/Antiviral/Xgbd2eI2">antiviral</a>, and <a href="/facts/Anti-inflammatory/W27poSUd">anti-inflammatory</a> activities.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="biological-role">Biological role</h2> <p>Many imidazolines are biologically active.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Most bio-active derivatives bear a substituent (<a href="/facts/Aryl/M3z7QRXd">aryl</a> or <a href="/facts/Alkyl/vmEk8X4v">alkyl</a> group) on the carbon between the nitrogen centers. Some generic names include <a href="/facts/Oxymetazoline/74hVTwQz">oxymetazoline</a>, <a href="/facts/Xylometazoline/bLSBCzou">xylometazoline</a>, <a href="/facts/Tetrahydrozoline/PH8r1oh4">tetrahydrozoline</a>, and <a href="/facts/Naphazoline/8kwVB8ca">naphazoline</a>. </p> <h2 id="applications">Applications</h2> <h3>Pharmaceutical</h3> <p>2-imidazolines have been investigated as antihyperglycemic, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, antihypercholesterolemic, and antidepressant reagents.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The imidazoline-containing drug clonidine is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. It is also used in the treatment of dysmenorrhea, hypertensive crisis, Tourette's syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h4>As p53 activators</h4> <p><i>Cis</i>-imidazolines act as small-molecule antagonists of <a href="/facts/Mdm2/9YmWxSF0">MDM2</a>. These compounds bind MDM2/X in the p53-binding pocket and activate the p53 pathway in cancer cells, leading to cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and growth inhibition of human tumor xenografts in nude mice. The most active compounds are <a href="/facts/Nutlin/UMrBLxdt">nutlin-3a</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> and rg-7112,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> but some other analogs also activate p53.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h3>Surfactants</h3> <p><a href="/facts/Surfactant/zgVX6g8o">Surfactants</a> based around 2-imidazoline, such as <a href="/facts/Sodium_lauroamphoacetate/VNYQENBt">sodium lauroamphoacetate</a>, are used in personal care products where mildness and non-irritancy are particularly important (e.g. baby products, "no more tears" shampoos etc.).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p> <h3>As precursors of imidazoles</h3> <p><a href="/facts/Imidazole/5MybM6Hh">Imidazoles</a> can be prepared from dehydrogenation of imidazolines.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p> <h3>Homogeneous catalysis</h3> <p>As a structural analogue of <a href="/facts/2-oxazoline/yoqrgYkx">2-oxazolines</a>, 2-imidazolines have been developed as <a href="/facts/Ligand/6etB3qeW">ligands</a> in coordination chemistry. The substitutions on the nitrogen atom in the imidazoline ring provide opportunities for fine-tuning the electronic and steric properties. Some of the complexes function as catalysts for <a href="/facts/Suzuki%25E2%2580%2593Miyaura_coupling/aRISucCH">Suzuki–Miyaura couplings</a>, <a href="/facts/Mizoroki%25E2%2580%2593Heck_reaction/I9E7pLUC">Mizoroki–Heck reactions</a>, <a href="/facts/Diels%25E2%2580%2593Alder_reaction/zc6dVpKl">Diels–Alder reactions</a>, asymmetric <a href="/facts/Allylic_substitution/T9xfF9rV">allylic substitution</a>, [3,3] <a href="/facts/Sigmatropic_rearrangement/aWMl8GPd">sigmatropic rearrangement</a>, <a href="/facts/Henry_reaction/QFK28e6r">Henry reactions</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Imidazoline_receptor/YfluMaRh">Imidazoline receptor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Imidazolidine/WWoFvV8U">Imidazolidine</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Liu H, Du DM (March 2009). 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