Cysteamine Hydrochloride → 2-(((5-Methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl)thio)ethylamine dihydrochloride

HRID 1287186Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1287186 reaction equation
[ClH:1].O[CH2:3][C:4]1[N:5]=[CH:6][NH:7][C:8]=1[CH3:9].Cl.[NH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][SH:14]>C(O)(=O)C>[ClH:1].[ClH:1].[CH3:9][C:8]1[N:7]=[CH:6][NH:5][C:4]=1[CH2:3][S:14][CH2:13][CH2:12][NH2:11]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 9082Cysteamine HydrochlorideHCID 30847074-Methylimidazol-5-ylmethanolhydrochloride

Product 1

HCID 30159992-(((5-Methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl)thio)ethylamine dihydrochloride

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 176Acetic AcidSolvent

Procedure

A solution of 4-hydroxymethyl-5-methylimidazole hydrochloride (30.0 g) and cysteamine hydrochloride (23.0 g) in acetic acid (200 ml) was heated under reflux for 10 hours. Following cooling to 15°-20°, the solid which crystallised was collected and washed with isopropyl alcohol to give 4-methyl-5-[(2-aminoethyl)thiomethyl]imidazole dihydrochloride m.p. 189°-192°. Potassium carbonate (7.75 g) was added to a solution of 4-methyl-5-[(2-aminoethyl)thiomethyl]imidazole dihydrochloride (14.6 g) in water (120 ml). The solution was stored at room temperature for 15 minutes and methyl isothiocyanate (5.15 g) was added. After heating under reflux for 30 minutes, the solution was slowly cooled to 5°. The product was collected and recrystallised from water to give N-methyl-N'-[2-((5-methyl-4-imidazolyl)methylthio)ethyl]thiourea, m.p.150°-152°.

Workup

  1. temperatureunder reflux for 10 hours
  2. temperatureFollowing cooling to 15°-20°
  3. customthe solid which crystallised
  4. customwas collected
  5. washwashed with isopropyl alcohol

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3d6ee36469bf406f9a917cb439cd8246
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1976_10
Patent number
US03984293

Reaction notes

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