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HRID 1741485Generated: October 31, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(chloromethyl)imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-hydroxymethyl-1H-imidazoleHCID 10198247—
Product1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(chloromethyl)imidazoleHCID 9795358—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-imidazole (1.0 g, 4.70 mmol), in thionyl chloride (5 ml), was stirred at 70° C. for 16 hrs. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the resulting solid suspended in CH2Cl2, collected by filtration and dried in vacuo. The material was sufficiently pure to be used without furthur purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05972984
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_10
ORD IDord-e55284c7b1924ff393539491e831de65
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_10