1H-Imidazole, 1-methyl-

• Formula: C₄H₆N₂
• Molecular weight: 82.1038
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6N2/c1-6-3-2-5-4-6/h2-4H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: MCTWTZJPVLRJOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 616-47-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Imidazole, 1-methyl-; N-Methylimidazole; 1-Methylimidazole; 1-Methyl-1H-imidazole
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Phase change data

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + C₄H₆N₂ = (Li⁺ • C₄H₆N₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₄H₆N₂ = (Na⁺ • C₄H₆N₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: K⁺ + C₄H₆N₂ = (K⁺ • C₄H₆N₂)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

Ionization energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: K⁺ + C₄H₆N₂ = (K⁺ • C₄H₆N₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + C₄H₆N₂ = (Li⁺ • C₄H₆N₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₄H₆N₂ = (Na⁺ • C₄H₆N₂)

IR Spectrum

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Condensed Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee WI, 1990, 1. [all data]

Huang and Rodgers, 2002
Huang, H.; Rodgers, M.T., Sigma versus Pi interactions in alkali metal ion binding to azoles: Threshold collision-induced dissociation and ab initio theory studies, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2002, 106, 16, 4277, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp013630b . [all data]

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Ramsey, 1979
Ramsey, B.G., Substituent effects on imidazole basicity and photoelectron spectroscopy determined ionization energies, J. Org. Chem., 1979, 44, 2093. [all data]

Golovnya, Kuz'menko, et al., 2000
Golovnya, R.V.; Kuz'menko, T.E.; Krikunova, N.I., The influence of alkyl substituents on the chromatographic indicator of self-association of N-containing heterocyclic compounds, Russ. Chem. Bull. (Engl. Transl.), 2000, 49, 2, 321-324, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02494681 . [all data]

Zhuravleva, 2000
Zhuravleva, I.L., Evaluation of the polarity and boiling points of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds by gas chromatography, Russ. Chem. Bull. (Engl. Transl.), 2000, 49, 2, 325-328, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02494682 . [all data]

Golovnya, Zhuravleva, et al., 1992
Golovnya, R.V.; Zhuravleva, I.L.; Sal'kova, M.A., Prediction of Retention Indexes of Alkylimadazoles Under Conditions of Capillary Gas Chromatography, J. Anal. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.), 1992, 7, 932-937. [all data]

Peng, Yang, et al., 1991
Peng, C.T.; Yang, Z.C.; Ding, S.F., Prediction of rentention idexes. II. Structure-retention index relationship on polar columns, J. Chromatogr., 1991, 586, 1, 85-112, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9673(91)80028-F . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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