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HRID 1287199Generated: October 31, 2026

Benzyl mercaptan → 3-(benzylsulfanyl)propanenitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl mercaptanHCID 7509—
ReactantAcrylonitrileHCID 7855—
ReactantSodium MethoxideHCID 10942334—
Product3-(benzylsulfanyl)propanenitrileHCID 220027—

Reaction Steps

β-Benzylmercaptopropionitrile was prepared according to the procedure of Example 1 using α-toluenethiol (25.0 g; 0.20 moles), acrylonitrile (10.6 g; 0.20 moles) and sodium methoxide (0.5 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03984336
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_10
ORD IDord-ebf50ceefd354e97a13c084b41c8637a
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_10