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5-Methoxybenzimidazole

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H8N2O
CAS Number:
4887-80-3
Molecular Weight:
148.16
EC Number:
225-502-9
MDL number:
MFCD00272526
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
eCl@ss:
32151902
PubChem Substance ID:
24873794
NACRES:
NA.22

assay

97%

mp

121-126 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COc1ccc2[nH]cnc2c1

InChI

1S/C8H8N2O/c1-11-6-2-3-7-8(4-6)10-5-9-7/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)

InChI key

ILMHAGCURJPNRZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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On the Biosynthesis of 5-Methoxybenzimidazole.
Wurm R, et al.
European Journal of Biochemistry, 56(2), 427-432 (1975)
Computational determination of aqueous p K a values of protonated benzimidazoles (Part 2).
Brown TN and Mora-Diez N.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(41), 20546-20554 (2006)
Structural investigation of the biosynthesis of alternative lower ligands for cobamides by nicotinate mononucleotide: 5, 6-dimethylbenzimidazole phosphoribosyltransferase from Salmonella enterica.
Cheong C, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276(40), 37612-37620 (2001)
Kristi Kincaid et al.
Nucleic acids research, 33(8), 2620-2628 (2005-05-10)
In order to further understand how DNA polymerases discriminate against incorrect dNTPs, we synthesized two sets of dNTP analogues and tested them as substrates for DNA polymerase alpha (pol alpha) and Klenow fragment (exo-) of DNA polymerase I (Escherichia coli).
An exceptionally mild catalytic thioester aldol reaction inspired by polyketide biosynthesis.
Lalic G, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125(10), 2852-2853 (2003)

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