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HRID 436673Generated: October 23, 2026

2-Naphthalenecarboxaldehyde → 2-Naphthalenecarbonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-NaphthalenecarboxaldehydeHCID 6201—
ReactantHydroxyamine hydrochlorideHCID 443297—
ReactantSodium AcetateHCID 517045—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product2-NaphthalenecarbonitrileHCID 11944—

Reaction Steps

2-Cyanonaphthalene is prepared by refluxing 2-formylnaphthalene with hydroxylamine hydrochloride and sodium acetate in ethanol to furnish the corresponding oxime which is refluxed with acetic anhydride in the presence of an acid catalyst to furnish 2-cyanonaphthalene.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04009197
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_02
ORD IDord-2a494bae047b47c2a834747d05d7d1e7
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_02