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HRID 894523Generated: October 25, 2026

Imidazole → 1-Cyclooctylmethylimidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantImidazoleHCID 795—
ReactantSodiumHCID 5360545—
ReactantCyclooctane methyl bromideHCID 20574510—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product1-CyclooctylmethylimidazoleHCID 20550238—

Reaction Steps

Cyclooctane methyl bromide (5.5 g, 0.027 mole) was added dropwise to a refluxing solution of imidazole (2.0 g, 0.03 mole) in a solution of sodium (0.7 g, 0.03 mole) in absolute ethanol (50 ml). After addition the mixture was refluxed for a further 15 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04284641
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_08
ORD IDord-86565ee5294d480d8d58018a4e38c497
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_08