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HRID 1107431Generated: October 25, 2026

Phenylacetonitrile → Phenyl(pyridin-3-yl)acetonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenylacetonitrileHCID 8794—
Reactant3-ChloropyridineHCID 12287—
ReactantPotassium tert-butoxideHCID 23665647—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductPhenyl(pyridin-3-yl)acetonitrileHCID 270956—

Reaction Steps

The compound was prepared substantially in accordance with the procedure in Example 12A, using 3-chloropyridine (9.5 ml, 100 mmol), benzyl cyanide (11.6 ml, 100 mmol) and potassium t-butoxide (22.4 g, 200 mmol) in 200 ml of DMF.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06060484
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_05
ORD IDord-812c456818834fe4a33fa148a127b9cc
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_05