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HRID 1696604Generated: October 30, 2026

Acetonitrile → p-Fluorobenzoylacetonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetonitrileHCID 6342—
ReactantBenzoic acid, 4-fluoro-, ethyl esterHCID 67976—
Productp-FluorobenzoylacetonitrileHCID 278317286%

Reaction Steps

Using general method L, ethyl 4-fluorobenzoate (119 g, 0.71 mol) and MeCN (75 mL) were combined to afford 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropionitrile (100 g, 86% yield). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.98-7.94 (m, 2H), 7.22 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 4.07 (s, 2H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08163756B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_04
ORD IDord-4d20d51479ef48219d584ed932f0c472
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_04