Imidazole

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Imidazole

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Chemical nameImidazole

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Chemical formulaC3H4N2

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Molecular mass68.08 g/mol

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Melting point88–90 ?C

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Boiling point255–256 ?C

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CAS number288-32-4

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SMILESC1=NC=CN1

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Imidazole is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. It is further classified as an alkaloid. This ring system is present in important biological building blocks such as histidine and histamine. Imidazoles can act as bases (pKa = 7.0) and as a weak acids (pKa = 14.5). Imidazoles exists in two tautomeric forms with a hydrogen atom moving between the two nitrogens.

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Many drugs contain an imidazole ring, see for instance antifungal drugs and nitroimidazole.

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The heterocyclic diamine compound corresponding to imidazole saturated with two moles of H2 (hydrogen) is called imidazolidine and has the chemical formula C3H8N2.

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