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HRID 1111251Generated: November 4, 2026

4-Nitrobenzonitrile → 4-Aminobenzylamine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-NitrobenzonitrileHCID 12090—
Reactant4-AminobenzonitrileHCID 13396—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
Product4-AminobenzylamineHCID 42781437%

Reaction Steps

A process wherein p-aminobenzonitrile derived from p-nitrobenzonitrile is reduced with lithium aluminum hydride to obtain p-aminobenzylamine (yield: 37%) (N.C. Brown et al, J. Medicinal Chem., 20, 1189 (1977)).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04978792
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_12
ORD IDord-e3a2a10ac010490e83e0865b4026232a
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_12