Hydrochloric Acid → 1-Hydroxy-1,3-dihydro-2,1-benzoxaborole-3-carbonitrile

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2-formyl phenyl boronic acid (1.0 parts, 0.007M) was added to an aqueous solution of sodium cyanide (0.35 parts) in water (20 ml) at 20° C. with stirring. After 15 mins the reactants were cooled to 5° C. and carefully neutralised to pH 5 with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The resultant white precipitate was filtered and recrystallised from water (25,ml). The product was dried over calcium chloride. Yield=0.29 parts (26% theory) mp=114°-5° C.

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