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HRID 1576841Generated: October 24, 2026

(1S,2R)-(+)-Norephedrine → alpha-[1-(2-Imidazolin-2-ylamino)ethyl]benzyl alcohol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(1S,2R)-(+)-NorephedrineHCID 4786—
ReactantO-XyleneHCID 7237—
Reactant2-Nitroamino-2-imidazolineHCID 410042—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
Productalpha-[1-(2-Imidazolin-2-ylamino)ethyl]benzyl alcoholHCID 54133258—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 6.5 parts of α-(1-aminoethyl)benzyl alcohol (also known as morephedrine), 5.2 parts of 2-(nitramino)-2-imidazoline and 8 parts of xylene is stirred for 30 minutes while heating at 160°-170°C. The reaction mixture is cooled and diluted with acetone. The latter is removed in vacuo, yielding α-[1-(2-imidazolin-2-ylamino)-ethyl]benzyl alcohol as an oily residue.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03983133
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_09
ORD IDord-7b3aeac0763840eb994f97a3f570e980
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_09