2-Isopropylimidazole Chemical Properties

Melting point:

129-131 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

256-260 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.9894 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5000 (estimate)

Flash point:

256-260°C

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform, Methanol

pka

14.30±0.10(Predicted)

form 

Powder

color 

White to yellow to light brown

BRN 

107804

InChIKey

FUOZJYASZOSONT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

36947-68-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Isopropylimidazole(36947-68-9)

EPA Substance Registry System

1H-Imidazole, 2-(1-methylethyl)- (36947-68-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-37/39

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29332900

MSDS

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2-Isopropylimidazole Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Yellow solid

Uses

2-Isopropylimidazole may be used in the preparation of following compounds:

• Tetragonal nickel(II) complexes, NiL₄X₂ (X = Cl^-, Br^-, I^-, SCN^-, SeCN^-, NO₃^-, ClO₄^-, PF₆^- or NiL₄XClO₄ (X = Cl^-, Br^-, I^-, SCN^-).
• 1-Dodecyl-2-isopropylimidazole.
• Bromidotetrakis(2-isopropyl-1H-imidazole-[κN³)copper(II) bromide.

Uses

2-Isopropylimidazole is a imidazole based compound, classified as a diazole and as an alkaloid. 2-Isopropylimidazole was investigated in animal studies as a new bone imaging agent.

General Description

2-Isopropylimidazole is an heterocyclic building block. The nitration of 2-isopropylimidazole has been reported.

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