CAS 16042-26-5: 1-BENZYL-2-IMIDAZOLECARBOXYLIC ACID

1-Benzyl-2-imidazolecarboxylic acid is an organohalide that can be synthesized from chloroacetonitrile and bromomethane or ethyl bromoacetate. The synthesis of 1-benzyl-2-imidazolecarboxylic acid involves the decarboxylation of ethyl bromoacetate with silver as a catalyst to produce 2,5-dibromopentanedioic acid. This compound is then reacted with imidazole in the presence of trifluoromethyl bromide to form 1-benzyl-2-imidazolecarboxylic acid.