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HRID 223771Generated: October 26, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → 1-Dodecyl-2-(2-pyridyl)imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactant1-IododecaneHCID 16314—
Reactant1-IodododecaneHCID 20282—
Reactant2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridineHCID 589313—
SolventAcetonitrileHCID 6342—
Product1-Dodecyl-2-(2-pyridyl)imidazoleHCID 20520763103.7%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 14.5 g (0.1 mole) 2-(2-pyridyl)imidazole, 6 g (0.11 mole) ground KOH, 30 g (0.1 mole) iodododecane in about 150 ml of acetonitrile was stirred and refluxed for about 2 hours. The iododecane gradually went into solution as the reaction proceeded. After the 2 hours the reaction mixture was cooled and filtered. The resulting residue was extracted with hexane to give 32.5 g of crude product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04356309
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_10
ORD IDord-71aaab8d01e14499bd40051edaaf5053
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_10