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HRID 1746355Generated: October 30, 2026

Isopropanol → Et2AlCN i-PrOH

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantIsopropanolHCID 3776—
ReactantDiethyl aluminum cyanideHCID 16686413—
ReactantEthylaluminiumHCID 16694996—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ProductEt2AlCN i-PrOHHCID 131731602—

Reaction Steps

The sulfinimine-mediated asymmetric synthesis involves addition of ethylaluminium cyanoisopropoxide generated in situ by addition of isopropanol (i-PrOH) to diethylaluminium cyanide (Et2AlCN) to the compound VIIa. Thus treatment of compound VIIa (1.0 mmol) at −78° C. in THF with 1.5/1.0 equiv of Et2AlCN/i-PrOH gave amino nitrile VIII in good yield (50-70%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09150511B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_10
ORD IDord-d289b74454454bde82c621ec199dc80a
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_10