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HRID 1605419Generated: November 1, 2026

Formaldehyde → (1,4-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant1,4-DimethylimidazoleHCID 138733—
Reactant(5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)methanolHCID 12923422—
ReactantButyllithiumHCID 178418339—
Product(1,4-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methanolHCID 12923402—

Reaction Steps

The reaction of 1,4-dimethylimidazole (5.65 g.) with n-butyl lithium followed by treatment with formaldehyde according to the method described for the preparation of 3-hydroxymethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[ 1,5-a]pyridine (used for Example 224) gave 1,4-dimethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-imidazole (2.71 g.), m.p. 125°-126° (ethyl acetate-petroleum ether).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03950353
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_04
ORD IDord-8e599564bea24e56b58f270defe1f32c
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_04