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HRID 976317Generated: October 29, 2026

1-[(4-Nitrophenyl)(phenyl)methyl]-1H-imidazole → 4-((1H-Imidazol-1-yl)(phenyl)methyl)aniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-[(4-Nitrophenyl)(phenyl)methyl]-1H-imidazoleHCID 14174067—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
CatalystNickelHCID 935—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product4-((1H-Imidazol-1-yl)(phenyl)methyl)anilineHCID 1417406999.1%

Reaction Steps

A solution of 39 parts of intermediate 42, namely 1-[(4-nitrophenyl)phenylmethyl]-1H-imidazole, in 240 parts of ethanol was hydrogenated at 3.105Pa and at room temperature with 20 parts of Raney nickel. After the calculated amount of hydrogen was taken up, the catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was evaporated, yielding 34.6 parts (99.1%) of 4-[(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenylmethyl]-benzenamine (interm. 43).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05612354
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_03
ORD IDord-231ed540bab44f68bf1352966df4d038
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_03