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HRID 1730468Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethyl orthoformate → 5-Methyl-1-(alpha-phenyl-o-tolyl)imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl orthoformateHCID 31214—
Reactant2-BenzylanilineHCID 119805—
Reactant(2-Methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)methanamineHCID 12434663—
CatalystTitanium TetrachlorideHCID 24193—
Product5-Methyl-1-(alpha-phenyl-o-tolyl)imidazoleHCID 21497367—

Reaction Steps

In the manner given in Example 3, α-phenyl-o-toluidine is reacted with triethyl orthoformate, the resulting oil is heated with 2-methyl-2-(aminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, and the resulting product treated with titanium tetrachloride to give 5-methyl-1-(α-phenyl-o-tolyl)imidazole.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03992400
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_11
ORD IDord-1d9916c7d75a40da91c504450bc5e97e
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_11