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Methimazole

CAS No.
60-56-0
Chemical Name:
Methimazole
Synonyms
THIAMAZOLE;1-METHYL-1H-IMIDAZOLE-2-THIOL;1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-2H-Imidazole-2-thione;TAPAZOLE;2-MERCAPTO-1-METHYLIMIDAZOLE;Thiamazol;Thimazole;Mercazole;METHIAZOLE;1-Methyl-1H-iMidazole-2(3H)-thione
CBNumber:
CB9220870
Molecular Formula:
C4H6N2S
Molecular Weight:
114.17
MDL Number:
MFCD00179321
MOL File:
60-56-0.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
Last updated:2023-09-25 17:17:24

Methimazole Properties

Melting point 144-147 °C (lit.)
Boiling point 280 °C
Density 1.176 (estimate)
refractive index 1.5000 (estimate)
Flash point 280°C
storage temp. 2-8°C
solubility 200g/l
form Crystalline Powder
pka 12.37±0.50(Predicted)
color White to slightly cream or pale buff
Water Solubility soluble
Merck 14,5971
BRN 108646
CAS DataBase Reference 60-56-0(CAS DataBase Reference)
EWG's Food Scores 1
FDA UNII 554Z48XN5E
NIST Chemistry Reference Methimazole(60-56-0)
Proposition 65 List Methimazole
ATC code H03BB02,H03BB52
IARC 3 (Vol. 79) 2001
EPA Substance Registry System Methimazole (60-56-0)

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS)  GHS hazard pictogramsGHS hazard pictograms
GHS07,GHS08
Signal word  Warning
Hazard statements  H302-H317-H319-H361fd
Precautionary statements  P202-P280-P301+P312-P302+P352-P305+P351+P338-P308+P313
Hazard Codes  Xn
Risk Statements  43-62-63-22
Safety Statements  26-27-36-45-36/37
WGK Germany  3
RTECS  NI8615000
TSCA  Yes
HS Code  29332990
NFPA 704
1
1 0

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Sigma-Aldrich PHR3037 Methimazole pharmaceutical secondary standard, certified reference material 60-56-0 500MG $173 2024-03-01 Buy
Sigma-Aldrich 301507 2-Mercapto-1-methylimidazole ≥99% 60-56-0 5g $116 2024-03-01 Buy
Sigma-Aldrich 1411005 Methimazole United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard 60-56-0 200mg $436 2024-03-01 Buy
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Methimazole Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

description

Methimazole is an antithyroid medication used in the therapy of hyperthyroidism and Graves disease. It works by making it harder for the body to make thyroid hormone.
It is also known as thiamazole, is a thioamide and a thyroid hormone antagonist which acts by inhibiting the incorporation of iodine into tyrosyl residues of thyroglobulin and, thus, lowering thyroid hormone levels.
It resembles propylthiouracil both in chemical structure and activity.
Methimazole is primarily used for the treatment of hyperthyroidism, by inhibiting the peroxidase system, hindering thyroxine (T4) and tri-triiodothyronine (T3) synthesis, animal experiments show that it can inhibit B lymphocytes synthesizing antibodies, and reduce levels of thyroid stimulating antibodies in blood circulating it can make suppressing T cell function return to normal, it is applicable to hyperthyroidism caused by a variety of factors . Like other various drugs (propylthiouracil), it also has some adverse reactions while it is taken, Including hematologic adverse reactions, primarily neutropenia, hematopoietic dysfunction or disorder, thrombocytopenia, reduction of prothrombin or factor VII ; long-term medication can also cause liver damage,such as cholestatic jaundice and toxic hepatitis ; other skin reactions such as hair loss, itching, rash, dermatitis, lupus erythematosus, as well as some other rare adverse reactions. Also methimazole allows prothrombin time to prolong , and increases serum alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT)and causes blood bilirubin and blood lactate dehydrogenase increasing. Therefore, patients in the medication should regularly take blood tests, liver function tests and peripheral blood leukocytes.
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Chemical properties

leaf-shaped crystalline (ethanol), melting point 146-148 ℃, boiling point 280 ℃ (decomposition), soluble in water, soluble in alcohol, chloroform, slightly soluble in ether, benzene.

Uses

Carbimazole intermediates.
anti-thyroid drugs.

Production methods

React amino acetal with methyl isothiocyanate to genarate this product. The product can also be produced from thiocyanate and N-substituted amino acetal.

Chemical Properties

White Solid

Originator

Favistan ,Asta

Uses

Methimazole also directly disrupts thyroxine and triiodothyronin sysnthesis in the thyroid gland, and it is used for the same indications as propylthiouracil and methylthiouracil to treat hyperfunctioning thyroid glands in patients with Basedow’s disease.

Uses

2-Mercapto-1-methylimidazole was employed as hydrophobic charge-induction chromatography ligand for antibody purification. It was also used in preparation of nitrile functionalized methimazole-based room temperature ionic liquids.

Uses

Methimazole is a thiourea antithyroid agent that prevents iodine organification, thus inhibiting the synthesis of thyroxine. Antihyperthyroid

Definition

ChEBI: Methimazole is a member of the class of imidazoles that it imidazole-2-thione in which a methyl group replaces the hydrogen which is attached to a nitrogen. It has a role as an antithyroid drug.

Manufacturing Process

2 Methods of preparation of thiamazole:
1. To 2,2-diethoxyethylamine methylisothiocyanate was added and mixed after then 1-(2,2-diethoxy-ethyl)-3-methylthiourea was obtained.
The reaction of the 1-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-3-methylthiourea with sulfuric acid yield thiamazole.
2. 1,1-Diethoxyethane was treated by bromine in the presence CaCO3 and 2- bromo-1,1-diethoxyethane was obtained.
Then to the 2-bromo-1,1-diethoxyethane methylamine was added, mixed and reaction mixture was heated to 120°-130°C in autoclave. As the result (2,2- diethoxyethyl)methylamine was obtained.
(2,2-Diethoxyethyl)methylamine reacted with potassium thiocyanate in the presence of hydrochloric acid and give the thiamazole, yellow crystallic precipitate, melting point 144°-147°C.

brand name

Tapazole (Jones); Tapazole (King) .

Therapeutic Function

Thyroid inhibitor

General Description

Methimazole, 1-methylimidazole-2-thiol (Tapazole), occurs as a white to off-white, crystallinepowder with a characteristic odor and is freely soluble inwater. A 2% aqueous solution has a pH of 6.7 to 6.9. It shouldbe packaged in well-closed, light-resistant containers.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Methimazole is a thiourea antithyroid agent that prevents iodine organification, thus inhibiting the synthesis of thyroxine.

Clinical Use

Methimazole is indicated in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.It is more potent than propylthiouracil. The side effectsare similar to those of propylthiouracil. As with otherantithyroid drugs, patients using this drug should be undermedical supervision. Also, like the other antithyroid drugs,methimazole is most effective if the total daily dose is subdividedand given at 8-hour intervals.

Safety Profile

Poison by subcutaneous route. Moderately toxic by ingestion and intraperitoneal routes. Human teratogenic effects. An experimental teratogen. Experimental reproductive effects. Questionable carcinogen with experimental neoplastigenic data. Human mutation data reported. An antithyroid drug. When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of NOx and SOx. See also MERCAPTANS.

Synthesis

Methimazole, 1-methyl-2-imidazolthiol (25.2.5), is synthesized by reacting aminoacetic aldehyde diethylacetal with methylisothiocyanate and subsequent hydrolysis of the acetal group of the resulting disubstituted urea derivative 25.2.4 by a solution of sulfuric acid, during which a simultaneous cyclization reaction takes place, forming the imidazole ring of the desired methimazole .

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Veterinary Drugs and Treatments

Methimazole is considered by most clinicians to be the agent of choice when using drugs to treat feline hyperthyroidism. Propylthiouracil has significantly higher incidences of adverse reactions when compared to methimazole and is rarely used today. Transdermal methimazole (in PLO gel; 2.5 mg twice daily) has been used with some therapeutic success in cats that do not tolerate oral dosing. Efficacy may require four or more weeks to detect. Studies are ongoing.
Methimazole appears to be useful for the prophylactic prevention of cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity in dogs.

Purification Methods

Crystallise it from EtOH. UV: at 251nm (H2O), 260nm (EtOH) and 267nm (CHCl3). [Lawson max & Morley J Chem Soc 1103 1956, Beilstein 24 H 17, 24 III/IV 61.]

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Synthesis of Methimazole from Potassium thiocyanate and (2,2-diethoxyethyl)methylamine

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