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HRID 237008Generated: October 30, 2026

Ammonium thiocyanate → HCID 178527827, compound

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAmmonium thiocyanateHCID 15666—
ReactantEthanone, 2-hydroxy-2-phenyl-1-(3-pyridinyl)-HCID 20460416—
Solvent1-PropanolHCID 1031—
ProductHCID 178527827HCID 17852782744.3%

Reaction Steps

3-Pyridyl α-hydroxybenzyl ketone (8.15 g; 38.3 mmoles) was reacted with 7.5 g (0.1 mole) of ammonium thiocyanate in 1-propanol heated at reflux to give 4.3 g of 4-phenyl-5-(3-pyridyl)-1H-2-imidazolethiol, m.p. 317°-323° recrystallized from DMF:H2O (2:1).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04159338
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_06
ORD IDord-df3f4f4c76a4471aa88dca99b5379b2a
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_06