Molecule record

imidazole

C3H4N2

68.08 g/mol

2D structure for imidazole

Molecular properties

Formula
C3H4N2
Molar mass
68.08 g·mol−1
Exact mass
68.0374 Da
3
1
1
28.70 Ų
-0.1 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
288-32-4
PubChem CID
795

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Amine
Aromatic ring

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp-0.1PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 1,3-Diaza-2,4-cyclopentadiene
  • 1,3-Diazole
  • 1H-Imidazole
  • 288-32-4
  • 7GBN705NH1
  • CHEBI:16069
  • DTXCID809616
  • DTXSID2029616
Show all 22 synonyms
  • Formamidine, N,N'-vinylene-
  • Glioksal
  • Glyoxalin
  • Glyoxaline
  • Imidazol
  • Iminazole
  • Imutex
  • Methanimidamide, N,N'-1,2-ethenediyl-
  • Miazole
  • N,N'-1,2-ethenediylmethanimidamide
  • N,N'-vinyleneformamidine
  • NSC-60522
  • Pyrro(b)monazole
  • RefChem:5902

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C1=CN=CN1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CN=CN1
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H4N2/c1-2-5-3-4-1/h1-3H,(H,4,5)
InChIKey
RAXXELZNTBOGNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
795

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for imidazole; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for imidazole; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

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