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HRID 2051228Generated: October 30, 2026

Water → 1-Methyl-α-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-imidazole-2-methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
ReactantHCID 5303840HCID 5303840—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product1-Methyl-α-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-imidazole-2-methanolHCID 11536187—

Reaction Steps

0.6 g of sodium borohydride is added to a solution of 3.6 g of 1-methyl-α-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl) -1H-imidazole-2-methanone in 25 ml of methanol. The mixture is stirred for 30 minutes and 150 ml of water are added. The precipitate obtained is filtered off and washed with water. It is recrystallized from an ethanol/water mixture.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05017596
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_05
ORD IDord-8c8c3e1d502b46fbbe9426a89420b007
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_05