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HCID 589313Generated: October 27, 2026

2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine

2-(2-Pyridyl)imidazole · DK7401 · 2-(2′-Pyridyl)imidazole · 2-(2-Imidazolyl)pyridine · 2-(Pyridin-2-yl)imidazole · 2-(Pyridyl-2-yl)imidazole · 2-(Imidazol-2-yl)pyridine · 2-(imidazole-2-yl)pyridine

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2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine molecular structure

Identifiers & Physical Properties

CAS No.18653-75-3
Molecular formulaC8H7N3
Average molar mass145.16 g/mol
Monoisotopic mass145.06399722 g/mol
SMILESc1ccc(-c2ncc[nH]2)nc1
InChIKeySZXUTTGMFUSMCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID589313
ChEMBLCHEMBL137663
EC No.695-587-9
DTXSIDDTXSID00343363

Chemical & Physical Properties

XLogP0.7
Topological polar surface area41.6
Hydrogen bond donors1
Hydrogen bond acceptors2
Rotatable bonds1
Heavy atoms11
Formal charge0
Complexity127
Melting point135-140°C
Boiling point382.8±15.0 °C(Predicted)
Density1.214±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)
Storage conditionsInert atmosphere,Room Temperature
SolubilityChloroform (Slightly), DMSO (Slightly)
pKa (acidity coefficient)pK1:8.98(+1) (25°C,μ=0.005)
Physical statesolid
ColorLight brown to yellow
InChIInChI=1S/C8H7N3/c1-2-4-9-7(3-1)8-10-5-6-11-8/h1-6H,(H,10,11)
InChIKeySZXUTTGMFUSMCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESC1(C2NC=CN=2)=NC=CC=C1
UNSPSC Code12352103
NACRESNA.23
GHS pictogramGHS07
Signal wordWarning
GHS hazard statementsH302
GHS precautionary statementsP264-P270-P301+P312-P501
Hazard symbolsXn
Risk statements (R)22
Water hazard class (WGK)3
Customs code2933399990
Storage class11 - Combustible Solids
Hazard classAcute Tox. 4 Oral

Safety & Regulations

GHS classificationWarningH302 (97.6%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]P264, P270, P301+P317, P330, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)Aggregated GHS information provided per 41 reports by companies from 3 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.
Hazard Classes and CategoriesAcute Tox. 4 (97.6%)
Water hazard class (WGK)3
Customs code2933399990
Risk statements (R)22
Signal wordWarning
GHS pictogramGHS07
Hazard symbolsXn
Storage class11 - Combustible Solids
GHS hazard statementsH302
Hazard classAcute Tox. 4 Oral
GHS precautionary statementsP264-P270-P301+P312-P501

Applications & Uses

Uses

2-(2-Pyridyl)imidazole is a useful reagent in substitution reaction with bromobenzene.