Water → 3-Methyl-2-(2-thienyl)butanenitrile

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47.6 g (0.39 mol) of 2-thiopheneacetonitrile and 57.0 g (0.46 mol) of 2-bromopropane were dissolved in 100 ml of DMSO, and a 50% KOH aqueous solution was added dropwise to the solution. After completion of the reaction, water was added, and the mixture was extracted with toluene. After washing with brine and an aqueous saturated ammonium chloride, the mixture was dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated, to give a crude product. The crude product was subjected to distillation under a reduced pressure (2 to 3 mmHg: 132 to 137 deg), to give 46.4 g (0.28 mol, 72.7%) of the title compound as a colorless oil. The physico-chemical data of the compound was as below.

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