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HRID 266717Generated: October 26, 2026

Sodium Hydroxide → (S)-(-)-2-Nitro-1-(2-oxiranylmethyl)-1H-imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactant(S)-(+)-alpha-(chloromethyl)-2-nitro-1H-imidazole-1-ethanolHCID 11052772—
Product(S)-(-)-2-Nitro-1-(2-oxiranylmethyl)-1H-imidazoleHCID 1176896765.1%

Reaction Steps

Alternatively, reaction of 0.56 g of (S)-(+)-α-(chloromethyl)-2-nitro-1H-imidazole-1-ethanol with 3 mL of 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide at 25° C. for 30 minutes followed by further processing as above gives 0.3 g of the product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05652255
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_07
ORD IDord-5a913f352473456ca2e57a3f7631e7b4
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_07