**2.6 Synthesis of 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4,5-dimethyl-1***H***imidazole (C18H17FN2O): FPMOPDMI**

15 mmol of p-anisidine, 15 mmol of ammonium acetate, and 15 mmol of 4 fluorobenzaldehyde were added to 15 mmol of pure biacetyl in 10 ml of ethanol for about 1 hour at a constant temperature of 333 K. The subsequent steps are specified in DMDPIMH. The yield was 1.77 g or 40% (**Figure 1**). The X-ray diffraction data were gathered using an appropriate single crystal [15].
