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HRID 747310Generated: October 23, 2026

Formamide → 5-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormamideHCID 713—
ReactantBromomethyl 3-methoxyphenyl ketoneHCID 101294—
ReactantDichloromethane methanol ammonium hydroxideHCID 21896990—
Product5-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazoleHCID 2201864943%

Reaction Steps

Reaction of 2-bromo-1-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethanone (2.5 g, 10.90 mmol), and formamide (3.1 mL, 76.40 mmol), followed by chromatography (CH2Cl2/MeOH/NH4OH 48:1:1) gave the title compound (820 mg, 43%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ 3.83 (s, 3H), 6.78-6.82 (m, 1H), 7.26-7.28 (m, 3H), 7.42 (s, 1H), 7.72 (s, 1H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07396840B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_07
ORD IDord-4af4aa12214d4224add3015d15b440bb
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_07