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HRID 1784947Generated: October 30, 2026

3-Methoxy-4-methylbenzaldehyde → 3-(3-Methoxy-4-methylphenyl)acrylonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-Methoxy-4-methylbenzaldehydeHCID 4715095—
ReactantHCID 178511462HCID 178511462—
Product3-(3-Methoxy-4-methylphenyl)acrylonitrileHCID 6895901277%

Reaction Steps

Wittig reaction of 3-methoxy-4-methylbenzaldehyde with cyanomethyl triphenylphosphorane gave 3-(3-methoxy-4-methylphenyl)acrylonitrile in 77% yield which was further transformed to 3-(3-methoxy-4-methylphenyl)propan-1-amine using the above described procedures.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07504420B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_03
ORD IDord-a5fc16ce1d4c41b2a9a42a400362c159
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_03