2-Ethyl-4-methyl-1H-imidazole is a useful synthetic intermediate. It can be used as a building block for active ingredients as well as in epoxy curing. It is used as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, dyes, textile auxiliaries, pigments and other organic chemicals.
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Applications
2-Ethyl-4-methyl-1H-imidazole is a useful synthetic intermediate. It can be used as a building block for active ingredients as well as in epoxy curing. It is used as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, dyes, textile auxiliaries, pigments and other organic chemicals.
Solubility
Soluble in water (<210 g/1000 ml at 20°C).
Notes
Store in cool dry place in tightly closed container. With good ventilation. Store away from oxidizing agent.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- M. S. Heise; and G. C. Martin. Mechanism of 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole in the curing of the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A. Journal of Polymer Science Part C: Polymer Letters. 1988, 26 (3), 153-157,.
- John M. Barton; andPeter M. Shepherd. The curing reaction of an epoxide resin with 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole, a calorimetric study of the kinetics of formation of epoxide-imidazole adducts. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 1975, 176 (4), 919-930.
- Building block in synthesis of imidazoquinazolines as cardiovascular agents: J. Med. Chem., 34, 2671 (1991).