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HRID 1287201Generated: October 30, 2026

Acrylonitrile → 3-[(3-Methylphenyl)sulfanyl]propanenitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcrylonitrileHCID 7855—
Reactant3-ThiocresolHCID 7930—
ReactantSodium MethoxideHCID 10942334—
Product3-[(3-Methylphenyl)sulfanyl]propanenitrileHCID 12324926—

Reaction Steps

β-(3-Methylphenyl)mercaptopropionitrile was prepared according to the procedure of Example 1 using m-toluenethiol (20.0 g; 0.16 moles), acrylonitrile (8.6 g; 0.16 moles) and sodium methoxide (0.5 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03984336
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_10
ORD IDord-d3377dd874f04db3bc958e288899e40d
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_10