Some common heterocyclic compound, 98873-55-3, name is 2-(1H-Imidazol-1-yl)acetonitrile, molecular formula is C5H5N3, 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. Computed Properties of C5H5N3
General procedure: A solution of aryl acetonitrile 2 (50 mg), and triethylamine (1.1 equiv.) in dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (0.5 mL, 3.76 mmol) was heated in a microwave reactor at 120 C for 20 minutes. The mixture was cooled to RT, and solvents were then evaporated. To the resulting crude product 3 was added hydrazine mono-hydrobromide (3.0 equiv.), 200 proof EtOH (1.0 mL), and H2O (0.3 mL). The mixture was heated in a microwave reactor at 120 C for 20 minutes. The mixture was cooled to RT and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was subjected to liquid-liquid extraction using saturated NaHCO3 (aq) and CH2Cl2. The organic layer was collected, dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered and removed under vacuum to afford 4.The resulting crude product 4 and 2-arylsubstitutedmalondialdehydes or 1,1,3,3tetramethoxypropane (1.0 equiv.) were dissolved in glacial AcOH (1.0 mL) and 200 proof EtOH (1.5 mL). The mixture was heated in a microwave reactor at 120 C for 20 minutes. After cooling on ice, the precipitate was collected on a fine scintered-glass frit and washed with icecold EtOH (2 x 1.0 mL). The resulting crystals 5-32 were dried and collected.
These compound has a wide range of applications. It is believed that with the continuous development of the source of the synthetic route 98873-55-3, its application will become more common.
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Article; Singleton, Justin D.; Dass, Reuben; Neubert, Nathaniel R.; Smith, Rachel M.; Webber, Zak; Hansen, Marc D.H.; Peterson, Matt A.; Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters; vol. 30; 2; (2020);,
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