(+-)-alpha-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-1H-imidazole-1-ethanol

Beyond antifungals, it’s used in chemical research, as a reagent, and potentially in agrochemicals, acting as a versatile building block for bioactive compounds. (+-)-alpha-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-1H-imidazole-1-ethanol is a crucial intermediate in making antifungal drugs like miconazole, econazole, ketoconazole, and fenticonazole, used to treat various fungal infections, and also serves as an impurity standard for quality control in these pharmaceutical syntheses.

API Name Miconazole
CAS No 24155-42-8
Molecular Formula C11H10Cl2N2O
Molecular Weight 257.11 g/mol
Synonyms 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-imidazol-1-ylethanol