Benzimidazole

C7H6N2CAS 51-17-2118.14 g/mol

NHN

Properties

Molecular formula
C7H6N2
Molar mass
118.14 g/mol
Exact mass
118.0531 Da
Density
1.23 g/mL
Melting point
170.5 °C
Boiling point
above 360 °C
pKa
5.48 (25 °C)
Water solubility
< 1 g/L (17.2 °C)
logP
1.56Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
28.7 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 153 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P264, P270, P301+P317, P330, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
51-17-2
SMILES
c1ccc2[nH]cnc2c1
InChIKey
HYZJCKYKOHLVJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H6N2/c1-2-4-7-6(3-1)8-5-9-7/h1-5H,(H,8,9)

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Names and synonyms

13 names · show all
  • 1H-Benzimidazole
  • 3-Azaindole
  • Azindole
  • o-Benzimidazole
  • 1,3-Benzodiazole
  • Benzoglyoxaline
  • 1,3-Diazaindene
  • N,N′-Methenyl-o-phenylenediamine
  • Benziminazole
  • BZI
  • NSC 759
  • 1H-Benzo[d]imidazole
  • 1H-1,3-Benzodiazole

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