Potassium Cyanide → 2-(4-Bromophenethyl)-phenylacetonitrile

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2-(4-Bromophenethyl)-benzyl bromide, 27.0 g. (0.0764 mole) and 6.2 g. (0.0954 mole) of potassium cyanide are suspended in 180 ml. of 95% ethanol and the mixture is stirred at reflux for 2 hours. Ethanol, 70 ml. of 95%, is added and stirring at reflux is continued for 2 hours. The precipitate is removed by filtration and the ethanolic filtrate evaporated under reduced pressure. The residual brown oil is dissolved in benzene and the solution is washed thoroughly with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Evaporation of the benzene under reduced pressure leaves the product as the residual dark yellow oil that slowly solidifies to an oily solid. Recrystallization from cyclohexane-petroleum ether gives purified material, m.p. 59°-60.5° C. Vapor phase chromatography indicates a purity of approximately 99%.

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