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HRID 1699411Generated: November 1, 2026

Methyl 2-pyridylacetate → 4'-Cyanomethyl-2-(2-pyridyl)acetanilide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl 2-pyridylacetateHCID 74264—
Reactant4-AminophenylacetonitrileHCID 77000—
SolventO-XyleneHCID 7237—
Product4'-Cyanomethyl-2-(2-pyridyl)acetanilideHCID 1831987166.4%

Reaction Steps

A reaction mixture of 5.12 g of methyl 2-pyridylacetate, 5.14 g of 4-aminobenzyl cyanide and 50 ml of xylene was heated to reflux for 24 hours. An appropriate amount of the solvent was evaporated, diethyl ether was added to the residue, and the resulting crystals were taken by filtration to give 5.65 g of 4′-cyanomethyl-2-(2-pyridyl)acetanilide.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06346532B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_02
ORD IDord-95b5a1a61b7e4ac6a24934058bc63c39
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_02