Name: MCH3C3H3N2; ethylglycoxalidin;
Methylimidazol; Methylglyoxalum; 1-Methylimidazole; N-methylimidazole.
Chemistry: aromatic heterocyclic organic compound; colourless liquid; a fundamental nitrogen heterocycle; mimics nucleoside bases, histidine and histamine.
Use: specialty solvent, a base, and as a precursor to some ionic liquids.