Methanol → HCID 178418785, compound

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112.09 g (1 mol) (1H-imidazol-4-yl)carboxylic acid are added to 1.3 l methanol. Dry HCl-gas is bubbled through the mixture which is heated under reflux for 4 hours. Cooling to room temperature and evaporation to 300 ml afford 98 g of the title compound as white crystals. Repeated evaporation leads to 46.5 g additional material (total: 144.5 g, 88.9%). An analytical sample is recrystallized from methanol, melting point: 173°-174° C. (ref.1) mp: 156° C.).

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