Ethyl Bromide → Benzeneacetonitrile, .alpha.-ethyl-

HRID 1704806Notes

Reaction equation

[C:1]1([CH2:7][C:8]#[N:9])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[CH2:10](Br)[CH3:11]>>[C:1]1([CH:7]([CH2:10][CH3:11])[C:8]#[N:9])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 6332Ethyl Bromide

HCID 8794Phenylacetonitrile

Product 1

HCID 95334Benzeneacetonitrile, .alpha.-ethyl-Yield 98%

Procedure

Using the method of Procedure A.(a) 1, alkylation of phenylacetonitrile with ethyl bromide gave a 98% yield of the title compound, b.p. 110°-116° at 13 mm. (Lit.1 b.p. 124°-126° at 25 mm.).

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-e8130fd59e484bacb167a7455fc22235
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1978_11
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04127720

Reaction notes

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