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2-Isopropylimidazole

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10N2
CAS Number:
36947-68-9
Molecular Weight:
110.16
EC Number:
253-286-6
MDL number:
MFCD00014486
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
24863271
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

98%

bp

256-260 °C (lit.)

mp

129-131 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)c1ncc[nH]1

InChI

1S/C6H10N2/c1-5(2)6-7-3-4-8-6/h3-5H,1-2H3,(H,7,8)

InChI key

FUOZJYASZOSONT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Isopropylimidazole is an heterocyclic building block. The nitration of 2-isopropylimidazole has been reported.

Application

2-Isopropylimidazole may be used in the preparation of following compounds:
  • Tetragonal nickel(II) complexes, NiL4X2 (X = Cl-, Br-, I-, SCN-, SeCN-, NO3-, ClO4-, PF6- or NiL4XClO4 (X = Cl-, Br-, I-, SCN-).
  • 1-Dodecyl-2-isopropylimidazole.
  • Bromidotetrakis(2-isopropyl-1H-imidazole-[κN3)copper(II) bromide.

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

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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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Sylwia Godlewska et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 67(Pt 10), m1338-m1338 (2011-11-09)
The Cu(II) atom in the title salt, [CuBr(C(6)H(10)N(2))(4)]Br, is coordinated in a square-pyramidal geometry by four imidazole N atoms and one bromide anion that is located at the apex of the pyramid. The cations and the anions form a two-dimensional
Eiji Furuta et al.
FEBS letters, 579(10), 2065-2070 (2005-04-07)
To identify a novel class of antibiotics, we have developed a high-throughput genetic system for targeting the homodimerization (HD system) of histidine kinase (HK), which is essential for a bacterial signal transduction system (two-component system, TCS). By using the HD
Tetragonal nickel (II) complexes with singlet and triplet ground states: Complexes with 2-isopropyl imidazole.
Pujari P and Dash KC.
J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem., 38(10), 1891-1896 (1976)
Nitration Studies on 2-Isopropylimidazole.
Glass RS, et al.
Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 50(21), 3472-3477 (1972)

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