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HRID 1380989Generated: October 27, 2026

1-Butanol → 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-mercapto-1-benzylimidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-ButanolHCID 263—
ReactantBenzylamineHCID 7504—
ReactantPotassium thiocyanateHCID 516872—
ReactantDihydroxyacetone dimerHCID 4180364—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Product5-Hydroxymethyl-2-mercapto-1-benzylimidazoleHCID 178519845—

Reaction Steps

n-Butanol (50 ml), glacial acetic acid (25 g), dihydroxyacetone dimer (21.0 g), potassium thiocyanate (34.1 g) and benzylamine (28.0 g) are combined at room temperature. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 50 hours and the product is filtered. A light brown product is obtained, 35.0 g (68.2%), m.p. 229°-231° C. The NMR spectrum shows:

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04584383
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_04
ORD IDord-b47689e520434a2d94579990bd6f6664
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_04