Methyl iodide → HCID 11032787, compound

HRID 488029Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 488029 reaction equation
[CH3:1][N:2]1[C:6]([CH3:7])=[C:5]([CH3:8])[N:4]=[C:3]1[CH3:9].[CH3:10][I:11]>ClCCl>[I-:11].[CH3:1][N+:2]1[C:6]([CH3:7])=[C:5]([CH3:8])[N:4]([CH3:10])[C:3]=1[CH3:9]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 6328Methyl iodideHCID 744441,2,4,5-Tetramethyl-1H-imidazole

Product 1

HCID 11032787HCID 11032787, compound

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6344DichloromethaneSolvent

Procedure

1,2,4,5-tetramethylimidazole was treated with 3 to 4 molar equivalents of methyl iodide in dichloromethane solvent and refluxed for three hours. The solvent was then removed by vacuum to yield 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylimidazolium iodide which was used in the

Workup

  1. temperaturerefluxed for three hours
  2. customThe solvent was then removed by vacuum

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3e77621c421a49fe81a5caefd28e9fd6
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1994_03
Patent number
US05298586

Reaction notes

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