Acetone → HCID 11118528, compound

HRID 1756744Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1756744 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:15]([CH3:18])=[CH:14][C:3]=1[O:4][CH2:5][C:6]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][C:7]=1[CH2:8]Cl.[C-:19]#[N:20].[Na+].CC(C)=O>[Cl-].C([N+](CC)(CC)CC1C=CC=CC=1)C.O>[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:15]([CH3:18])=[CH:14][C:3]=1[O:4][CH2:5][C:6]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][C:7]=1[CH2:8][C:19]#[N:20]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 180AcetoneHCID 8929Sodium CyanideHCID 10879843HCID 10879843, compound

Product 1

HCID 11118528HCID 11118528, compoundYield 97.9%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 66133Benzyl triethylammonium chlorideCatalystHCID 962WaterSolvent2×

Procedure

2-(2,5-Dimethylphenoxymethyl)benzyl chloride (Purity: 86.8%, 1.50 g, 5 mmol), 95% sodium cyanide (0.31 g, 6 mmol), triethylbenzylammonium chloride (0.06 g, 0.25 mmol), acetone (4 ml) and water (2 ml) were added. The mixture was heated under reflux for 5 hours. After completion of the reaction, water (100 ml) was added. The resulting mixture was extracted with ether (100 ml), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/n-hexane) to give 2-(2,5-dimethylphenoxymethyl)benzyl cyanide (1.23 g, Yield: 97.8%).

Workup

  1. temperatureThe mixture was heated
  2. temperatureunder reflux for 5 hours
  3. additionwas added
  4. extractionThe resulting mixture was extracted with ether (100 ml)
  5. dry with materialdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
  6. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
  7. customThe resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/n-hexane)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ece814a5ade64485aab6f64bfc021c3f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1995_08
Patent number
US05442063

Reaction notes

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