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4(5)-(Hydroxymethyl)imidazole

97%

Synonym(s):

1H-Imidazol-4-ylmethanol, 1H-Imidazol-5-ylmethanol, 1H-Imidazole-4-methanol (9CI), 4-(Hydroxymethyl)imidazole, 4-Imidazolylmethanol, 4-Methylol-1H-imidazole, 5-(Hydroxymethyl)imidazole, Imidazole-4-methanol (8CI)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6N2O
CAS Number:
822-55-9
Molecular Weight:
98.10
MDL number:
MFCD00266718
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
24880846
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

97%

form

solid

mp

88-92 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCc1c[nH]cn1

InChI

1S/C4H6N2O/c7-2-4-1-5-3-6-4/h1,3,7H,2H2,(H,5,6)

InChI key

QDYTUZCWBJRHKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

4(5)-(Hydroxymethyl)imidazole can be prepared using 4(5)-(hydroxymethyl)imidazole picrate as the starting material.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Timothy R Fennell et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 123, 181-194 (2018-10-15)
4-Methylimidazole (4-MeI) is a widely used chemical, also identified as a by-product of heating foods. In cancer bioassays, 4-MeI induced lung tumors in mice, but not in rats. To establish if metabolic differences could explain species difference in carcinogenicity, this
?The Preparation of 4(5)-hydroxymethylimidazole?
Darby.JW, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 64(02), 463-464 (1942)

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