Merck, 8023010005, 1,1′-Carbonyldiimidazole

General description
We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) is an alternative to highly toxic insidious poison phosgene and thus aligns with the principle "Designing Safer Chemicals". Click here for more information.
Application

Facile Synthesis of 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-acetamides: Synthesizing acetamides using 1,1′-Carbonyldiimidazole, showcasing its role in forming a reactive intermediate with pyridine (KMK Kanwal, B Fatima, B Bano, U Salar - J. Chem. Soc. Pak, 2016).

Nanoflower Enhanced Capacitive Aptasensor: The synthesis of a novel hybrid nanoflower using 1,1′-Carbonyldiimidazole for attomolar detection limits in milk contamination detection (IG Subramani, V Perumal, SCB Gopinath - Scientific Reports, 2021).

Thermodynamic Properties Analysis: The data on the thermodynamic properties of 1,1′-Carbonyldiimidazole and its applications in understanding material behaviors (JB Campos, JM Toro Jauregui - Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society, 2020).

Synthesis of Deuterated Triacylglycerides: The use of 1,1′-Carbonyldiimidazole in the synthesis of medium chain triglyceride oil, highlighting its application in food emulsion studies (K Schwärzer, T Heiden‐Hecht, Y Chen - European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023).

Mechanochemical Carbamate Synthesis: The use of 1,1′-Carbonyldiimidazole in an eco-friendly synthesis of carbamates, demonstrating its versatility as an acyl transfer reagent (M Lanzillotto, L Konnert, F Lamaty - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2015).

Analysis Note
Assay (GC, area%): ≥ 97.0 % (a/a)
Melting range (lower value): ≥ 115 °C
Melting range (upper value): ≤ 121 °C
Identity (IR): passes test