Ammonium Hydroxide → HCID 15079241, compound

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A mixture of ethyl 1-benzyl-2-hydroxymethylimidazole-4-carboxylate (described immediately above, 1 g), an aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution (specific gravity 0.88 g/ml, 60 ml) and ethanol (25 ml) was stirred at laboratory temperature for 48 hours and then heated to 50° C. for 4 hours. The mixture was evaporated to give 1-benzyl-2-hydroxymethylimidazole-4-carboxamide, m.p. 204°-207° C.

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