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HRID 1692861Generated: October 25, 2026

Sulfuric Acid → 5-Amino-1-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant5-amino-1-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carbonitrileHCID 11051635—
Product5-Amino-1-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamideHCID 6420287—

Reaction Steps

The cyano group of 5-amino-1-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carbonitrile 1 is hydrolyzed with sulfuric acid to give 5-amino-1-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide 2. Cyclization with urea gives 9-methyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,9H)-dione 3. Chlorination with phosphorus pentachloride and phosphorusoxychloride gives 2,6-dichloro-9-methyl-9H-purine 4 (CAS Registry 2382-10-7).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08158625B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_04
ORD IDord-f6e82623cba244ebbb77e2a91b118806
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_04