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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Colorless, prism-shaped crystals. Imidazole is an organic [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=buffer buffer] used in a formulation for dressing [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=leather leather]. It is also used as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pesticide pesticide] to control fabric eating insects. Imidazole kills by inhibiting metabolic functions.
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Colorless, prism-shaped crystals. Imidazole is an organic [[buffer]] used in a formulation for dressing [[leather]]. It is also used as a [[pesticide]] to control fabric eating insects. Imidazole kills by inhibiting metabolic functions.
 
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|imidazole.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
glyoxalin; glyoxaline; 1,3-diazole; iminazole; miazole; 1,3-diaza-2,4-cyclopentadiene
 
glyoxalin; glyoxaline; 1,3-diazole; iminazole; miazole; 1,3-diaza-2,4-cyclopentadiene
  
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|imidazole.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
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==Risks==
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* ThermoFIsher: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AC396741000&productDescription=IMIDAZOLE%2C+FOR+ANALYSIS+100GR&vendorId=VN00032119&countryCode=US&language=en SDS]
  
== Other Properties ==
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
 
Soluble in water, alcohol, ether, chloroform, pyridine.  Slightly soluble in benzene.
 
Soluble in water, alcohol, ether, chloroform, pyridine.  Slightly soluble in benzene.
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations===
 
 
Mallinckrodt Baker: [http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/i0080.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Additional Information ==
 
 
 
H.van Soest, T.Stambolov, T. Hallebeek "Conservation Of Leather" ''Studies in Conservation'' 29:21-31, 1984.
 
  
== Authority ==
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* H.van Soest, T.Stambolov, T. Hallebeek "Conservation Of Leather" ''Studies in Conservation'' 29:21-31, 1984.
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Latest revision as of 19:15, 14 September 2022

Description

Colorless, prism-shaped crystals. Imidazole is an organic Buffer used in a formulation for dressing Leather. It is also used as a Pesticide to control fabric eating insects. Imidazole kills by inhibiting metabolic functions.

Chemical structure

Imidazole.jpg

Synonyms and Related Terms

glyoxalin; glyoxaline; 1,3-diazole; iminazole; miazole; 1,3-diaza-2,4-cyclopentadiene

Risks

  • ThermoFIsher: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in water, alcohol, ether, chloroform, pyridine. Slightly soluble in benzene.

Composition C3H4N2
CAS 288-32-4
Melting Point 90-91 C
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 68.08
Boiling Point 257 C

Resources and Citations=

  • H.van Soest, T.Stambolov, T. Hallebeek "Conservation Of Leather" Studies in Conservation 29:21-31, 1984.
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Susan Budavari (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Whitehouse Station, NJ, 12th Edition, 1996 Comment: entry 4948

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