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HRID 8890Generated: October 26, 2026

Iodine → 2-cyclopropyl-5-iodo-1H-imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantIodineHCID 807—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantSodium SulfiteHCID 24437—
Reactant2-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazoleHCID 17942383—
Reactant2-Cyclopropyl-4,5-diiodo-1h-imidazoleHCID 21985395—
Product2-cyclopropyl-5-iodo-1H-imidazoleHCID 21985392—

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared in accordance with the literature reference of Cliff & Pyne, Synthesis-Stuttgart (7), 681–682(1994) by reacting 2-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazole with iodine in the presence of NaOH. The obtained 4,5-diiodo-2-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazole was then reacted with sodium sulfite to obtain the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07091222B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_08
ORD IDord-4a51539e54e6499c8098a02ac20b71d4
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_08