Dimethylformamide → HCID 70475162, compound

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A mixture of 6.0 g of 2-chloromethyl-1-methylnaphthalene, 3.0 g of sodium cyanide and 75 ml of dimethylformamide was stirred for two hours at room temperature. Water (150 ml) was then added and stirring continued for one hour longer. The solid which had separated was collected by filtration and dried to give 5.0 g of 1-methylnaphthaleneacetonitrile as a pale tan solid.

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