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HRID 2231255Generated: November 1, 2026

Dimethylformamide → 1-Methyl-5-phenylimidazole-2-carboxaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Reactant1-Methyl-5-phenyl-1H-imidazoleHCID 3746343—
ReactantButyllithiumHCID 178418339—
Product1-Methyl-5-phenylimidazole-2-carboxaldehydeHCID 22493878—

Reaction Steps

Using the procedure of Example 1D, 640 mg of 1-methyl-5-phenylimidazole, 1.55 ml of 2.6M n-butyllithium and 0.31 ml of dimethylformamide gave 320 mg of the desired product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04782050
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_11
ORD IDord-1f3c8e83675c4d4badac458933e88fa7
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_11