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Imidazole

Imidazole Structure
CAS No.
288-32-4
Chemical Name:
Imidazole
Synonyms
1H-IMIDAZOLE;Imidazol;IMZ;IMD;GLYOXALINE;LMIDAZOLE;IMINAZOLE;GLYOXALIN;Imidazoie;1H-Imidazol
CBNumber:
CB6460617
Molecular Formula:
C3H4N2
Molecular Weight:
68.08
MOL File:
288-32-4.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
Modify Date:
2024/6/10 7:30:51

Imidazole Properties

Melting point 88-91 °C(lit.)
Boiling point 256 °C(lit.)
Density 1.01 g/mL at 20 °C
vapor pressure <1 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
refractive index 1.4801
Flash point 293 °F
storage temp. Store below +30°C.
solubility H2O: 0.1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
form crystalline
pka 6.953(at 25℃)
Specific Gravity 1.03
color white
Odor Amine like
PH Range 9.5 - 11
PH 9.5-11.0 (25℃, 50mg/mL in H2O)
Water Solubility 633 g/L (20 ºC)
Sensitive Hygroscopic
λmax λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.10
λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.10
Merck 14,4912
BRN 103853
Dielectric constant 23.0(Ambient)
Stability Stable. Incompatible with acids, strong oxidizing agents. Protect from moisture.
InChIKey RAXXELZNTBOGNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
LogP -0.02 at 25℃
CAS DataBase Reference 288-32-4(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference 1H-Imidazole(288-32-4)
EPA Substance Registry System Imidazole (288-32-4)

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS) 
GHS05,GHS07,GHS08
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H302-H314-H360D
Precautionary statements  P260-P280-P301+P312-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340+P310-P305+P351+P338
Hazard Codes  C,Xi,T
Risk Statements  36/38-63-34-22-20/21/22-61
Safety Statements  26-36/37/39-45-22-36-27-53
RIDADR  UN 2923 8/PG 3
WGK Germany  1
RTECS  NI3325000
Autoignition Temperature 480 °C
TSCA  Yes
HazardClass  8
PackingGroup  III
HS Code  29332990
Toxicity LD50 in mice (mg/kg): 610 i.p.; 1880 orally (Nishie)
NFPA 704
1
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Imidazole Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Description

Imidazole group denotes a heterocyclic organic compound whose molecule contains a five-membered hetero-aromatic ring of two non-adjacent nitrogen atoms, that a carbon atom is placed between two nitrogen atoms. Imidazole is the universally used trivial name for 1,3-azole. Earlier given names were glyoxaline and iminazole. The importance of this aromatic ring system is reflected by its presence in naturally occurring histidine, histamine and the purines, and in several classes of pharmaceuticals. Imidazole can act as a base and as a weak acid. It exists in two tautomeric forms with the hydrogen atom taking position between the two nitrogen atoms.

Chemical Properties

Imidazole is a moderately strong base (pKb= 7.0), and a weak acid (pKa= 14.9). Imidazoles substituted with electron-withdrawing groups are stronger acids than imidazole itself; e.g., 4(5)-nitroimidazole has a pKa of 9.3. Imidazole is stable at 400°C, possesses considerable aromatic character, and undergoes the usual electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions. Nitration and sulfonation require, however, far more drastic conditions than the corresponding reactions with benzene. Other substitution reactions of imidazole include halogenation, hydroxymethylation, coupling with aromatic diazonium salts, and carboxylation.

History

Imidazole[288-32-4] was first synthesized in 1858 by Debus from ammonia and glyoxal; it was originally named glyoxalin. The name imidazole was introduced by Hantzsch. Industrial production of imidazole began in the 1950s; a wide range of derivatives is now available in industrial quantities.

Application

Imidazole is a versatile heterocycle used in the preparation of various biologically active compounds such as the amino acid histidine and is present in many antifungal medication. It is also used ext ensively as a corrosion inhibitor on transition metals such as copper.It is used in organic synthesis and as an antiirradiationagent.
Imidazole has been used:
in the lysis, wash and elution buffer for the purification of histidine tagged Sonic Hedgehog(shh-N) protein.
in elution buffer in stepwise gradient for the purification of histidine tagged aldo keto reductases using nickel affinity chromatography.
as a component of homogenization buffer for the purification of phagosomal compartments from dendritic cell.

Preparation

Imidazole is formed by reacting glyoxal with formaldehyde in the presence of ammonium acetate in acetic acid. The driving energy is microwave radiation. More generally, this reaction is used to produce substituted imidazoles.
synthesis of Imidazole
Although there had been discoveries of various derivatives of imidazole in 1840, it was first reported in 1858. The synthesis process of imidazole follows the reaction between formaldehyde in ammonia and glyoxal. This process gives low yield of imidazole but it is still used to form imidazole with C-substitution (Wolkenberg et al., 2004).

Definition

ChEBI: Imidazole is an imidazole tautomer which has the migrating hydrogen at position 1. It is a conjugate base of an imidazolium cation. It is a conjugate acid of an imidazolide. It is a tautomer of a 4H-imidazole. It is an important pharmacophore in drug discovery. Imidazole is used as a Karl Fischer reagent in analytical chemistry and a reagent in synthetic organic chemistry.

General Description

Imidazole is a heterocyclic compound with a five-membered planar ring. It is amphoteric and highly polar. The pharmacophore of imidazole exists in bioactive compounds including amino acids, plant growth regulators and therapeutic agents.

Health Hazard

It is less toxic relative to pyrrole and otherfive-membered heterocyclic compounds ofnitrogen. Intraperitoneal administration ofimidazole caused somnolence, muscle contractions,and convulsions in mice. Theoral LD50 value in mice is in the range900 mg/kg.

Fire Hazard

Noncombustible solid.

Mechanism of action

N-substitution of imidazoles has created a family of drugs, called triazoles, that have the same mechanism of action as imidazoles, a similar or broader spectrum of activity, and less effect on human sterol synthesis. Both imidazoles and triazoles inhibit C-14α demethylation of lanosterol in fungi by binding to one of the cytochrome P-450 enzymes, which leads to the accumulation of C-14α methylsterols and reduced concentrations of ergosterol, a sterol essential for a normal fungal cytoplasmic membrane. Inhibition of cytochrome P-450 also decreases the synthesis of testosterone and glucocorticoids in mammals, an effect seen clinically with ketoconazole but not with later azoles[1].

Purification Methods

Crystallise imidazole from *benzene, CCl4, CH2Cl2, EtOH, pet ether, acetone/pet ether and distilled de-ionized water. Dry it at 40o under vacuum over P2O5. Distil it at low pressure. It is also purified by sublimation or by zone melting. [Snyder et al. Org Synth Coll Vol III 471 1955, Bredereck et al. Chem Ber 97 827 1964, Caswell & Spiro J Am Chem Soc 108 6470 1986.] 15N-imidazole crystallises from *benzene [Scholes et al. J Am Chem Soc 108 1660 1986]. [Beilstein 23 II 34, 23 III/IV 564, 23/4 V 191.]

References

[1] Rex, J. and D. Stevens. “39 – Drugs Active against Fungi, Pneumocystis, and Microsporidia.” Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases 23 1 (2015): 479-494.

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