A specific bifunctional molecule containing amidine is prepared to construct a CO2-responsive surface via molecular self-assembly. The smart surface undergoes CO2-responsive switching of surface charges and wettability, leading to distinctively selective adsorption of hydrophobic/hydrophilic molecules.

A convenient procedure for the synthesis of quinazolinimines and quinazolinamines from 2-fluorobenzonitriles has been developed. By using KO(t)Bu as the promotor with 2-aminopyridines or amidines as the reaction partner, the desired heterocycles were produced in moderate to good yields under catalyst-free conditions.

In the title compound, C(10)H(11)N(3), the amidine unit, including the two methyl substituents, is virtually planar [maximum deviation = 0.016 (5) Å]. The plane of the benzene ring forms a dihedral angle of 46.5 (3)° with the amidine group.

An efficient method for the synthesis of 1,3,5-triazines by NIS-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of alcohols with amidines has been developed. The reaction works smoothly under transition-metal free and phosphine-free conditions to afford a wide range of 1,3,5-triazine derivatives in moderate to good yields. The synthetic methodology was achieved via in situ oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes.

A facile and efficient synthetic protocol for the synthesis of α-amino amidines has been developed using a molecular iodine-catalyzed three-component coupling reaction of isocyanides, amines, and aldehydes. The presented strategy offers the advantages of mild reaction conditions, low environmental impact, clean and simple methodology, high atom economy, wide substrate scope and high yields.