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HRID 1806791Generated: October 26, 2026

Sodium Cyanide → 2-(4-Chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)acetonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium CyanideHCID 8929—
Reactant4-Chloro-1-(chloromethyl)-2-methoxybenzeneHCID 18523560—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2-(4-Chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)acetonitrileHCID 2232752436.7%

Reaction Steps

Step B In a manner similar to the method described in Example 57 Step B, 4-chloro-2-methoxybenzyl chloride (5.1 g, 27 mmol) was reacted with NaCN (3 g, 61 mmol) in ethanol (40 mL) and water (20 mL) at 100° C. for 8 h to give 4-chloro-2-methoxybenzyl cyanide as a colorless oil (1.8 g, 36%)

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08354444B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_01
ORD IDord-63d99f0dddee4c84a99ab6a01ccd95eb
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_01