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HRID 1605296Generated: October 31, 2026

Hydrogen Bromide → 1,4-Dimethyl-2-[(2-aminoethyl)thiomethyl]imidazole dihydrobromide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrogen BromideHCID 260—
ReactantCysteamine HydrochlorideHCID 9082—
Reactant(1,4-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methanolHCID 12923402—
ReactantIsopropanol methanolHCID 21255859—
Product1,4-Dimethyl-2-[(2-aminoethyl)thiomethyl]imidazole dihydrobromideHCID 20557969—

Reaction Steps

The reaction of 1,4-dimethyl-2-hydroxymethylimidazole (2.5 g.) with cysteamine hydrochloride (2.5 g.) in aqueous hydrobromic acid by the method described in Example 1(i)(a) gave 1,4-dimethyl-2-[(2-aminoethyl)thiomethyl]imidazole dihydrobromide (6.2 g.), m.p. 161°-162° (from isopropyl alcohol-methanol).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03950333
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_04
ORD IDord-4d96616535b74406800c632616c0b92d
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_04