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4-Chlorobenzaldehyde → 4-Chlorobenzonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-ChlorobenzaldehydeHCID 7726—
ReactantHydroxyamine hydrochlorideHCID 443297—
ReactantSodium FormateHCID 2723810—
SolventFormic AcidHCID 284—
Product4-ChlorobenzonitrileHCID 12163—

Reaction Steps

The Compound (I) may be synthesized by reacting 4-chlorobenzaldehyde, sodium formate, hydroxylamine hydrochloride and formic acid to form 4-chlorobenzonitrile, which may be nitrated to form 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzonitrile. Finally, this compound is reacted with the appropriate amine to obtain the desired compound (I) of the present invention.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04980158
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_12
ORD IDord-30ae2515bd834a26a64cd617442874ed
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_12