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HRID 1155947Generated: October 27, 2026

Dimethylformamide → 5-Cyano-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethylbenzofuran-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Reactant5-Bromo-3,3-dimethylbenzofuran-2(3H)-oneHCID 16220634—
Product5-Cyano-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethylbenzofuran-2-oneHCID 2053624745%

Reaction Steps

5-Bromo-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethylbenzofuran-2-one (39.2 g, 0.162 mole) was treated with cuprous cyanide (17.9 g, 0.2 mole) in dimethyl formamide (40 ml) (as in example 2). Recrystallisation (twice) of the product from ethanol yielded 14 g (45%) title product m.p. 138°-140° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04333759
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_06
ORD IDord-0752ff598b194c4ab962419e8838d10a
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_06