Investigation of Prototropic Tautomerism of Ethyl 2-Aryl-1-hydroxy-4-methyl-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylates
摘要
Abstract
The predominant tautomer form of 5-ethoxycarbonyl-substituted 1-hydroxyimidazoles (exhibiting antiviral activity towards orthopoxviruses) in a solution of aprotic DMSO-d6 has been elucidated from the data of 1Н and 13С NMR spectroscopy in comparison with model structures. The IR spectra (KBr pellets) have been considered. It has been shown that 1-hydroxyimidazoles 3а, 3b predominantly exist as N-hydroxy tautomers in the solution, forming crystal hydrates in the solid state, in which water favors the shift of the tautomeric equilibrium towards the N-oxide.