Phenylglyoxylonitrile → HCID 14026754, compound

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A mixture of benzoyl cyanide (5.1 grams, 39 mmol.) and ethyl azidoacetate (5.0 grams, 39 mmol.) was heated at 105°C. for 20 hours. The solution was cooled. The crystalline product [6.5 g. (64 percent), m.p. 63°-67°C.] was separated and washed with a mixture of ethyl ether and hexane. The yield of the title product was 6.5 grams (64 percent of theoretical). The melting point was 63°-67°C. The analysis was as follows:

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