1H-Imidazole-5-carboxylic acid

CAS Registry Number®

1072-84-0

CAS Name

1H-Imidazole-5-carboxylic acid

Molecular Formula

C4H4N2O2

Molecular Mass

112.09

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    284 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H4N2O2/c7-4(8)3-1-5-2-6-3/h1-2H,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)

InChIKey

InChIKey=NKWCGTOZTHZDHB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C1=CN=CN1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C1=CN=CN1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1H-Imidazole-5-carboxylic acid
  • Imidazole-4-carboxylic acid
  • 1H-Imidazole-4-carboxylic acid
  • Imidazole-4(or 5)-carboxylic acid
  • 4-Carboxyimidazole

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