Title compounds I [R = H, 4-Cl, 3-Cl, 4-Br, 4-F, 4-Me, 4-MeO, 4-MeSO2, 2,4-Cl2, 3,4-CH2O2, 3,4,5-(MeO)3] were prepared in 45-77% yields from the imidazole II and the corresponding a-methylcinnamoyl chlorides. I showed hemolysin formation inhibitor activity at 0.2 mmol/kg in mice.

Key words: IMIDAZOLE P, ESTERS, ANTICARCINOGEN, IMMUNOSUPPRESSION, PHENYLACRYLIC ACID P, GLYCOSIDE