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HRID 1983047Generated: November 1, 2026

Formaldehyde → 4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazole-1-ylmethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantHCID 178418921HCID 178418921—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
Product4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazole-1-ylmethanolHCID 2314916498.3%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature140 °C

Reaction Steps

The mixture of 1.80 g of 4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazole, 0.78 g of paraformaldehyde was stirred at 140° C. for 4 hours. After the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, acetone was added. The mixture was filtered, and then the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 2.16 g of 4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazole-1-ylmethanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07541374B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_06
ORD IDord-54bcd229106b40e9a7dfced4cd582c5d
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_06