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HRID 262608Generated: October 26, 2026

Hydrogen Bromide → 1,4-Dimethyl-2-[(2-aminoethyl)thiomethyl]imidazole dihydrobromide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrogen BromideHCID 260—
ReactantCysteamine HydrochlorideHCID 9082—
Reactant(1,4-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methanolHCID 12923402—
ReactantIsopropanol methanolHCID 21255859—
Product1,4-Dimethyl-2-[(2-aminoethyl)thiomethyl]imidazole dihydrobromideHCID 20557969—

Reaction Steps

The reaction of 1,4-dimethyl-2-hydroxymethylimidazole (2.5 g.) with cysteamine hydrochloride (2.5 g.) in aqueous hydrobromic acid by the method described in Example 1(i) (a) gave 1,4-dimethyl-2-[(2-aminoethyl)thiomethyl]imidazole dihydrobromide (6.2 g.), m.p. 161°-163° (from isopropyl alcohol-methanol).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04154844
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_05
ORD IDord-f536c564ce644c0f8b5ae922abb66303
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_05