288-32-4, A common compound: 288-32-4, name is 1H-Imidazole, belongs to imidazoles-derivatives compound, it can change the direction of chemical reaction, and react with certain compounds to generate new functional products. A new synthetic method of this compound is introduced below.
EXAMPLE 1 68 g of imidazole are dissolved in 245 g of a 37% strength by weight aqueous formaldehyde solution, 28 g of potassium hydroxide are added to the solution, and the mixture is refluxed for 3 hours. 1.3 liters of 65% strength nitric acid are heated at the boil in a stirred flask equipped witb a 50 cm column having a reflux divider, a contact thermometer and a dropping funnel. The reaction mixture containing the oligohydroxymethylimidazole compounds is then added dropwise to the boiling nitric acid in the course of 1 hour, and the mixture boils under reflux with vigorous evolution of nitrous gases. 30 minutes after the dropwise addition is complete, the evolution of these gases ceases. About 500 g of a 5-8% strength nitric acid are distilled off in the course of from 5 to 6 hours at from 100 to 102 C. and with a reflux ratio of 10:1. The reaction mixture is cooled in an ice bath, and the precipitated crystals are filtered off under suction, washed with 150 ml of water and dried. 50 g of imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid having a purity of 96.6% (according to HPLC) and a melting point of 287-289 C. (decomposition) are obtained. The filtrate is cooled with ammonia water and thus neutralized, and is brought to pH 4 with formic acid.
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