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HRID 1730467Generated: October 25, 2026

Aminoacetaldehyde → 1-(alpha-Phenyl-o-tolyl)imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAminoacetaldehydeHCID 363—
ReactantTrimethyl orthoformateHCID 9005—
Reactant2-BenzylanilineHCID 119805—
CatalystTitanium TetrachlorideHCID 24193—
Solvent1,2-DimethoxyethaneHCID 8071—
Product1-(alpha-Phenyl-o-tolyl)imidazoleHCID 21497358—

Reaction Steps

In the manner given in Example 1, α-phenyl-o-toluidine is reacted first with trimethyl orthoformate; the resulting product is reacted with aminoacetaldehyde, dimethyl acetal, and the resulting product of this reaction is heated with titanium tetrachloride in monoglyme to give 1-(α-phenyl-o-tolyl)imidazole.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03992400
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_11
ORD IDord-81a992cc110d4c3ca100eaea71f2ca7d
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_11