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HRID 1077578Generated: October 25, 2026

Sodium Hydroxide → (S)-(-)-2-Nitro-1-(2-oxiranylmethyl)-1H-imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactant1-(3-Chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)-2-nitroimidazoleHCID 114542—
Product(S)-(-)-2-Nitro-1-(2-oxiranylmethyl)-1H-imidazoleHCID 11768967—

Reaction Steps

Alternatively, reaction of 0.56 g of (S)-(+)-(α-(chloromethyl)-2-nitro-1H-imidazole-1-ethanol with 3 mL of 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide at 25° C. for 30 minutes followed by further processing as above gives 0.3 g of the product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05543527
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_08
ORD IDord-870a3b14b942437a8e6f152377e48814
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_08