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CHEBI:40035 - 4-methylimidazole

ChEBI IDCHEBI:40035
ChEBI Name4-methylimidazole
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DefinitionImidazole substituted at position 4 by a methyl group.
Last Modified3 August 2014
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FormulaC4H6N2
Net Charge0
Average Mass82.106
Monoisotopic Mass82.05310
SMILESCc1cncn1
InChIInChI=1S/C4H6N2/c1-4-2-5-3-6-4/h2-3H,1H3,(H,5,6)
InChIKeyXLSZMDLNRCVEIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
reaction intermediate  Any chemical substance produced during the conversion of a reactant to a product.
Biological Role:
carcinogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
4-methylimidazole (CHEBI:40035) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
4-methylimidazole (CHEBI:40035) has role reaction intermediate (CHEBI:64297)
4-methylimidazole (CHEBI:40035) is a imidazoles (CHEBI:24780)
IUPAC Name 
4-methyl-1H-imidazole
Synonyms  Source
4-METHYLIMIDAZOLEPDBeChem
4-Me-iChemIDplus
4-MEIChEBI
4(5)-methylimidazoleChEBI
4MIChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
4MZPDBeChem
4-MethylimidazoleWikipedia
C19262KEGG COMPOUND
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1453Reaxys
CAS:822-36-6ChemIDplus
CAS:822-36-6NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:822-36-6KEGG COMPOUND
Citations