FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: 4-methylimidazole
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General Information
Name
4-methylimidazole
FlyBase ID
FBch0002509
ChEBI Name
4-methylimidazole
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:40035
PubChem Name
4-Methylimidazole
PubChem ID
CID:13195
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of 4-methylimidazole
4-methylimidazole
InChIKey

XLSZMDLNRCVEIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

Imidazole substituted at position 4 by a methyl group. ChEBI: 4-methylimidazole is imidazole substituted at position 4 by a methyl group. It has a role as a carcinogenic agent and a reaction intermediate.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (18)
Synonyms
1H-Imidazole, 4-methyl-
(PubChem, 2019-)
4(5)-Methylimidazole
(PubChem, 2019-)
4(5)-methylimidazole
(ChEBI, 2019-)
4(or 5)-Methylimidazole
(PubChem, 2019-)
4-MEI
(ChEBI, 2019-)
4-METHYLIMIDAZOLE
(ChEBI, 2019-)
4-Me-i
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
4-Methyl-1H-imidazole
(PubChem, 2019-)
4-Methylimidazole
(PubChem, 2019-)
4-methyl imidazole
(Mateo-Fernández et al., 2019)
4-methyl-1H-imidazole
(ChEBI, 2019-)
4-methylimidazole
(Collins et al., 2024, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
4MI
(ChEBI, 2019-)
5-Methyl-1H-imidazole
(PubChem, 2019-)
5-Methylimidazole
(PubChem, 2019-)
822-36-6
(PubChem, 2019-)
IMIDAZOLE, 4-METHYL-
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:13195
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (4)