Participants
| Role | Name | HCID | Charge |
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| Reactant | Nitric Acid | HCID 944 | — |
| Reactant | HCID 20291409 | HCID 20291409 | — |
| Solvent | Water | HCID 962 | — |
| Product | HCID 20291401 | HCID 20291401 | 91.7% |
Reaction Steps
A mixture of 5-methyl-2-(p-nitrophenyl)-4-imidazolemethanol (2.9 gm., 0.012 mole) and 70% nitric acid (20 ml.) is stirred at 50° C. for 3 hours, followed by dilution with water and neutralization with base. The precipitated yellow solid is collected by filtration to yield 2.4 gm. (0.011 mole) of title product, dec. >270° C.
Provenance & Evidence
| DOI | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1 |
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| Patent number | US04168964 |
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| Source dataset | uspto-grants-1979_09 |
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| ORD ID | ord-4ae51f231f954268abaca2a6fdd152e8 |
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| Source note | uspto-grants-1979_09 |
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