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HRID 1743638Generated: October 27, 2026

Ethanol → (3-Benzyloxybenzyl)malononitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantMalononitrileHCID 8010—
Reactant3-BenzyloxybenzaldehydeHCID 74342—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product(3-Benzyloxybenzyl)malononitrileHCID 2223502692%

Reaction Steps

Using 1.06 g of 3-(benzyloxy)benzaldehyde, 0.33 g of malononitrile, 8 ml of ethanol, 1.5 ml of water and 57 mg of sodium borohydride, and according to the process described in the REFERENCE PRODUCTION EXAMPLE 19, there was obtained 1.20 g of (3-(benzyloxy)benzyl)malononitrile (the intermediate (31)).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07011838B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_03
ORD IDord-28a59cc287964bd9a7fe75163751483a
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_03