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CDI

Name: CDI
Brand: ALDRICH

≥90.0% (proton, NMR), for peptide synthesis

Synonym(s):

1,1′-Carbonyldiimidazole

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₇H₆N₄O

CAS Number:

530-62-1

Molecular Weight:

162.15

NACRES:

NA.22

PubChem Substance ID:

24847221

UNSPSC Code:

12352115

EC Number:

208-488-9

MDL number:

MFCD00005286

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

6826

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Properties

Product Name

CDI, reagent grade

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

200

assay

≥90.0% (proton, NMR)

form

solid

reaction suitability

reaction type: Carbonylations

greener alternative product characteristics

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mp

117-122 °C (lit.)

application(s)

peptide synthesis

greener alternative category

Aligned,

SMILES string

O=C(n1ccnc1)n2ccnc2

InChI

1S/C7H6N4O/c12-7(10-3-1-8-5-10)11-4-2-9-6-11/h1-6H

InChI key

PFKFTWBEEFSNDU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) is an alternative to highly toxic insidious poison phosgene and thus aligns with the principle "Designing Safer Chemicals". For more information see the article Controlled Synthesis of Asymmetric Dialkyl and Cyclic Carbonates Using the Highly Selective Reactions of Imidazole Carboxylic Esters.

Application

Coupling agent in the synthesis of dipolar polyamides for nonlinear optical applications and polypeptides. Also used to make β-keto sulfones and sulfoxides, lead sequestering agents, and β-enamino acid derivatives.