Electric Literature of 288-32-4,Some common heterocyclic compound, 288-32-4, name is 1H-Imidazole, molecular formula is C3H4N2, traditional synthetic route has been very mature, but the traditional synthetic route has various shortcomings, such as complicated route, low yield, poor purity, etc, below Introduce a new synthetic route.
General procedure: A mixture of imidazole (30 mmol, 2.04 g), potassiumhydroxide (30 mmol, 1.68 g) and dimethyl sulfoxide(10 mL) was stirred for 2 h at room temperature. Afterthat, alkyl bromide (25.0 mmol of 1-bromohexane, 1-bromooctane,1-bromodecane, 1-bromododecane, 1-bromotetradecane,1-bromohexadecane, or 1-bromooctadecane)was dropped in slowly and the mixture was stirred for anadditional 4 h. Upon completion, water (30 mL) was addedto the resulting mixture followed by extraction with chloroform(5 x 30 mL). The combined organic layer wasdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the filtratewas concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue wassubjected to flash chromatography with ethyl acetate aseluent to give N-alkyl imidazole. The respective yields ofN-hexyl imidazole, N-octyl imidazole, N-decyl imidazole,N-dodecyl imidazole, N-tetradecyl imidazole, N-hexadecylimidazole and N-octadecyl imidazole are 84.6, 82.3, 81.2,80.5, 80.4, 79.8 and 79.6 %.
These compound has a wide range of applications. It is believed that with the continuous development of the source of the synthetic route 1H-Imidazole, its application will become more common.
Reference:
Article; Zhao, Xiaohui; An, Dong; Ye, Zhiwen; Journal of Surfactants and Detergents; vol. 19; 4; (2016); p. 681 – 691;,
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