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E36652

2-Ethyl-4-methylimidazole

95%

Synonym(s):

EMI-2,4

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10N2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
110.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
213-234-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1711
MDL number:
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Product Name

2-Ethyl-4-methylimidazole, 95%

InChI

1S/C6H10N2/c1-3-6-7-4-5(2)8-6/h4H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)

InChI key

ULKLGIFJWFIQFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

CCc1nc(C)c[nH]1

assay

95%

refractive index

n20/D 1.5 (lit.)

bp

292-295 °C (lit.)

mp

47-54 °C (lit.)

density

0.975 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

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Application

2-Ethyl-4-methylimidazole can be used as a:
  • cross-linker for epoxy resins to synthesize network polymers with improved thermal resistance and physical properties.
  • curing agent for polysiloxane episulfide resin (PSER).
  • catalyst to promote curing of blends of hyperbranched aromatic epoxy polymer and bisphenol F diglycidyl ether.

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Danger

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

278.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

137 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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Yuezhan Feng et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 346, 140-151 (2017-12-20)
Phosphorus and/or nitrogen doping is an effective method of improving the physical and chemical properties of reduced graphene oxide (rGO). In this work, phosphorus and nitrogen co-doped rGO (PN-rGO), synthesized using a scalable hydrothermal and microwave process, was used as
Van-Dung Mai et al.
Polymers, 11(2) (2019-04-10)
A bio-derived dihydroxylimine hardener, Van2HMDA, for the curing of epoxy resin was prepared from vanillin (Van) and hexamethylene-1,6-diamine (HMDA) by Schiff base formation. The epoxy resin of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A was cured with Van2HMDA in the presence of
Hyperbranched aromatic epoxies in the design of adhesive materials.
Emrick T, et al.
Polymer Bull., 45(1), 1-7 (2000)
Co-cross-linking of bio-based multi-functional epoxide and bisphenol A diglycidyl ether with 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole.
Morinaga H and Sakamoto M
Tetrahedron Letters, 59(43), 3889-3891 (2018)
Yan-Fang Li et al.
Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, 11(8), 2411-2420 (2016-06-01)
Smart materials for on-demand delivery of therapeutically active agents are challenging in pharmaceutical and biomaterials science. In the present study, we report hybrid nanofibres capable of being reversibly controlled to pulsatile deliver both therapeutic drugs and cells on-demand of near-infrared

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