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HRID 1363416Generated: October 26, 2026

Potassium Cyanide → Methyl 2-chloro-5-cyanobenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
ReactantMethyl 5-Amino-2-chlorobenzoateHCID 5200412—
ReactantHCID 178418546HCID 178418546—
ProductMethyl 2-chloro-5-cyanobenzoateHCID 16659388—

Reaction Steps

5-Amino-2-chloro-benzoic acid methyl ester (10 g, 54 mmol) was diazotized followed by treatment with CuCN and KCN using the procedure described in example 165 to get the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07884127B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_02
ORD IDord-542b3fd8d8994f4aac96296ef285f400
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_02