1-Methylimidazole, 99%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

General References:

1. Useful base for peptide coupling, etc. See, e.g.: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 2223 (1995). For peptide reagents, see Appendix 6.
2. Undergoes lithiation at the 2-position. Reaction of the Li derivative with ketones followed by dehydration with acetic anhydride is a good route to 2-alkylideneimidazoles: Synthesis, 78 (1990). Likewise, reaction with benzonitrile gives the 2-benzoyl derivative, the carbonyl group of which undergoes Wittig methylenation: Synth. Commun., 20, 321 (1990).
3. Reacts with acid chlorides, including chloroformates, to give N-acylimidazolium salts, which are useful reagents for the acylation of, for example, amino acids: Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 1021 (1973).
4. Zhang, Y.; Yin, S. C.; Lu, J. M. N-Heterocyclic carbene-palladium(II)-1-methylimidazole complex catalyzed allyl-aryl coupling of allylic alcohols with arylboronic acids in neat water. Tetrahedron 2015, 71 (4), 544-549.
5. Guan, J. T.; Song, X. M.; Zhang, Z. Y.; Wei, B. M.; Dai, Z. Q. Catalytic activity of 1-methylimidazole-based phosphine ligands in the palladium-catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction. Appl. Organomet. Chem. 2015, 29 (2), 87-89.