5-Methyl-4-nitroimidazole

CAS Registry Number®

14003-66-8

CAS Name

5-Methyl-4-nitroimidazole

Molecular Formula

C4H5N3O2

Molecular Mass

127.10

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    260 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H5N3O2/c1-3-4(7(8)9)6-2-5-3/h2H,1H3,(H,5,6)

InChIKey

InChIKey=WSYOWIMKNNMEMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

N(=O)(=O)C1=C(C)N=CN1

Canonical SMILES

O=N(=O)C=1NC=NC1C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1H-Imidazole, 4-methyl-5-nitro-
  • Imidazole, 4-methyl-5-nitro-
  • Imidazole, 4(or 5)-methyl-5(or 4)-nitro-
  • 4-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole
  • 4-Methyl-5-nitroimidazole

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