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HRID 1617241Generated: November 1, 2026

(3-Bromophenyl)acetonitrile → Methyl 2-(3-(cyanomethyl)benzyl)-3-oxobutanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(3-Bromophenyl)acetonitrileHCID 36023—
ReactantSodium BicarbonateHCID 516892—
ReactantMethyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylen-butanoatHCID 5080248—
CatalystTetrabutylammonium BromideHCID 74236—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ProductMethyl 2-(3-(cyanomethyl)benzyl)-3-oxobutanoateHCID 68414943—

Reaction Steps

A stirred mixture of methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylenebutanoate (11.37 ml), 2-(3-bromophenyl)acetonitrile (22 g) PdOAc2 (3.15 g), tetrabutylammonium bromide (30.1 g) and NaHCO3 (19.64 g) in THF (40 ml) was heated at reflux for 24 h. The mixture was partitioned between ether and water, the organics separated, washed with water, dried and evaporated under reduced pressure to give the subtitle compound, 22 g.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08765939B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_07
ORD IDord-ab4b018e123840dfbb8c355585409967
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_07