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HRID 1590892Generated: October 30, 2026

Diethyl Oxalate → Ethyl 3-cyano-3-phenylpyruvate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiethyl OxalateHCID 7268—
ReactantPhenylacetonitrileHCID 8794—
ReactantSodium ethoxideHCID 2723922—
ProductEthyl 3-cyano-3-phenylpyruvateHCID 2284590%

Reaction Steps

Reaction of benzyl cyanide, sodium ethylate and diethyl oxalate according to the method described in Org. Synth. Coll. Vol. II (1943) 287 and Chem. Ber. 107 (1974) 2974-2795 in alcohol, acidification with conc. (37%) hydrochloric acid to pH 2 and subsequent recrystallization of the separated precipitate from ethanol yielded ethyl phenylcyanopyruvate in 90% yield as yellow crystals, melting point 127°-128°.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05204482
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_04
ORD IDord-2957a0910e87485f964d48039a7ed007
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_04