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HRID 1760487Generated: October 31, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Mefenidil

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantSodium CyanideHCID 8929—
ReactantHCID 15067816HCID 15067816—
SolventDimethyl SulfoxideHCID 679—
ProductMefenidilHCID 65475—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 4-chloromethyl-5-methyl-2-phenylimidazole.HCl (40.5 g) in dimethylsulfoxide (400 ml) was added to a stirred solution of sodium cyanide (80 g) in dimethylsulfoxide (600 ml) over a period of 30 min. After 20 h the solids were filtered off, washed with water and dried in vacuo.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06841553B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_01
ORD IDord-95bb055bc2cd4bc896855a0851b38b22
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_01