Cyclopentadiene → HCID 12538511, compound

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U.S. Pat. No. 3,409,659 by R. L. Pruett and S. Raines teaches a modification of Bruson's addition of acrylonitrile to cyclopentadiene. By using a 4-6 molar excess of cyclopentadiene, maintaining the temperature of the reaction mass at between -5° and 0° C., and extending the addition and post-addition reaction periods, Pruett and Raines were able to obtain low yields (from 11 percent to a maximum of 30 percent) of mono-(β-cyanoethyl)cyclopentadiene.

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