4-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methylimidazole

CAS Registry Number®

29636-87-1
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CAS Name

4-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methylimidazole

Molecular Formula

C5H8N2O

Molecular Mass

112.13

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    136 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Denotes property values from the ZIC/VINITI data file provided by InfoChem.

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H8N2O/c1-4-5(2-8)7-3-6-4/h3,8H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)

InChIKey

InChIKey=AXJZCJSXNZZMDU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

OCC=1NC=NC1C

Other Names for this Substance

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

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