1H-Benzimidazole-2-methanol

CAS Registry Number®

4856-97-7

CAS Name

1H-Benzimidazole-2-methanol

Molecular Formula

C8H8N2O

Molecular Mass

148.16

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    170.5-171.5 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8N2O/c11-5-8-9-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)10-8/h1-4,11H,5H2,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=IAJLTMBBAVVMQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)C=1NC=2C(N1)=CC=CC2

Canonical SMILES

OCC1=NC=2C=CC=CC2N1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1H-Benzimidazole-2-methanol
  • 2-Benzimidazolemethanol
  • 2-(Hydroxymethyl)benzimidazole
  • NSC 18284
  • 1H-Benzimidazol-2-ylmethanol

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