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HRID 487587Generated: October 24, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 1-benzyl-2-(chloromethyl)-1H-imidazole hydrochloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant(1-benzyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methanolHCID 311778—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product1-benzyl-2-(chloromethyl)-1H-imidazole hydrochlorideHCID 2779243—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 1-benzyl-2-hydroxymethyl-imidazole (6 g, 32 mmol) in methylenechloride is slowly added thionylchloride (3.5 ml, 48 mmol) and after stirring at ambient temperature for 4 hours the reaction mixture is concentrated in vacuo yielding 1-benzyl-2-chloromethyl-imidazole, hydrochloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05296493
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_03
ORD IDord-bcd326844a504e529e1c11e39bf5243e
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_03