Imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde, 97%

CAS: 10111-08-7

Ref. 02-L13883

Product Information

• Name: Imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde, 97%
• Synonyms: 1H-imidazole-2-carbaldehyde, 1H-Imidazole-2-carbaldehyde, 1H-Imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde, 2-Formylimidazole, 2-Imidazolecarbaldehyde, 2-Imidazolylformaldehyde, Imidazole-2-Carbaldehyde, Imidazole-2-formaldehyde, Imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde

Description

Imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde is a novel protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitor with an important application to treat type-2 diabetes. It is used in the preparation of tridentate Schiff-base carboxylate-containing ligands by undergoing condensation reaction with amino acids beta-alanine and 2-aminobenzoic acid. It is also involved in the study of the imidazole-directed allylation of aldimines. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 96.09
• Formula: C₄H₄N₂O
• Purity: 97%
• Color/Form: White to dark cream to cream to yellow to orange to brown, Crystals or powder or crystalline powder or lumps
• InChI: InChI=1S/C4H4N2O/c7-3-4-5-1-2-6-4/h1-3H,(H,5,6)
• InChI key: XYHKNCXZYYTLRG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=Cc1ncc[nH]1