Propionitrile → Propionitrile

Reaction equation

[C:1](#[N:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3].[CH3:5]OCOC>>[C:1](#[N:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3].[C:1](#[N:4])[C:2]([CH3:5])=[CH2:3]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 7854Propionitrile

HCID 8020Dimethoxymethane

Product 2

HCID 7854Propionitrile

HCID 31368Methacrylonitrile

Procedure

With a mixture of propionitrile and methylal in a mol ratio of 1:1, a propionitrile conversion of 18 percent is obtained with a methacrylonitrile selectivity of 85 percent.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-6a5b5de9a1cf435c8dcdb3f484fcceb8
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1979_04
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04147718

Reaction notes

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