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HRID 904370Generated: October 31, 2026

Formaldehyde → (1,4-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant1,4-DimethylimidazoleHCID 138733—
ReactantButyllithiumHCID 178418339—
Product(1,4-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methanolHCID 12923402—

Reaction Steps

The reaction of 1,4-dimethylimidazole (5.65 g.) with n-butyl lithium followed by treatment with formaldehyde according to the method described for the preparation of 3-hydroxymethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-alpyridine (used for Example 224) gave 1,4-dimethyl-2-hydroxymethylimidazole (2.71 g.), m.p. 125°-126° (ethyl acetate-petroleum ether).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04230865
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_10
ORD IDord-0752b2e8d43749f3906e341ec75de6e8
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_10