ETHYL FORMIMIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE

• CAT Number: M076115
• CAS Number: 16694-46-5
• Molecular Formula: C3H8ClNO
• Molecular Weight: 109.553
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: Methanimidic acid, ethyl ester, hydrochloride; Ethyl methanimidate hydrochloride
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: ethyl methanimidate;hydrochloride
• InChI: InChI=1S/C3H7NO.ClH/c1-2-5-3-4;/h3-4H,2H2,1H3;1H
• InChIKey: JPUTTYRVDANTBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CCOC=N.Cl

ETHYL FORMIMIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE (CAS 16694-46-5) is a nitrogen containing organic building block. On heating it undergoes degradation to afford formamidine hydrochloride, ethyl formate and ethyl chloride.

Reference

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2.Cusack, Noel J., Gordon Shaw, and Fatma I. Logemann. "Purines, pyrimidines, and imidazoles part 54. Interconversion of some intermediates in the de novo biosynthesis of purine nucleotides." Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 (1980): 2316-2321.