Acrylonitrile → 3-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-2-propenenitrile

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The procedure described in Example 1 is repeated, except that 17.05 g (0.1 mol) of 3-methoxybenzoyl chloride, 6.63 g (0.125 mol) of acrylonitrile, 12.96 g (0.1 mol) of ethyldiisopropylamine, 0.1773 g (0.001 mol) of palladium chloride and 50 ml of cyclohexanone, as the solvent, are used. After a reaction time of 13 hours at 120° C, 1 g (0.0063 mol) of 3-methoxycinnamonitrile are obtained, corresponding to a yield of 6.3% of theory; boiling point 159°-166° C./19×102Pa.

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