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4-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-Methylimidazole

CAS: 29636-87-1 | C5H8N2O

2D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number: 29636-87-1
Molecular Formula: C5H8N2O
Molecular Mass: 112.13 g/mol

Names and Synonyms:

4-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-Methylimidazole
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
4-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methylimidazole
5-Methyl-4-imidazolemethanol
5-(Hydroxymethyl)-4-methylimidazole
5-Methyl-1H-imidazole-4-methanol
4-Methyl-5-imidazolemethanol
4-Methyl-5-(hydroxymethyl)imidazole
4-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methyl-1H-imidazole

Identifiers:

SMILES:
Cc1nc[nH]c1CO
InChI:
InChI=1S/C5H8N2O/c1-4-5(2-8)7-3-6-4/h3,8H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)

Key Properties

Melting Point
136 °C CAS Common Chemistry

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

1H NMR
13C NMR
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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) Multiplicity Integration Assignment
200 ppm 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) DEPT Assignment

Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.

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All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 112.13 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
112.13199999999998 g/mol RDKit
112.063662876 g/mol RDKit
Canonical SMILES OCC=1NC=NC1C CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C5H8N2O/c1-4-5(2-8)7-3-6-4/h3,8H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7) CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=AXJZCJSXNZZMDU-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point 136 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Name 4-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methylimidazole CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 8 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 2 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 1 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 1 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 48.91 Ų RDKit
LogP 0.21041999999999994 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 29.24749999999999 RDKit

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