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HRID 1847134Generated: November 1, 2026

Acrylamide → 3-(4-Amino-3,5-dimethylphenyl)-2-propenenitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcrylamideHCID 6579—
ReactantPhosphorus oxychlorideHCID 24813—
ReactantTri-o-tolylphosphineHCID 80271—
Reactant4-Bromo-2,6-xylidineHCID 90549—
Catalystpalladium(II) acetateHCID 167845—
SolventTriethylamineHCID 8471—
Product3-(4-Amino-3,5-dimethylphenyl)-2-propenenitrileHCID 5735023367%

Reaction Steps

The third route disclosed in WO 03/016306 involved reaction of 4-bromo-2,6-dimethylphenylamine with acrylamide in presence of palladium acetate, tris(2-methylphenyl)phosphine and N,N-diethylethanamine. The resulting amide was dehydrated using phosphoryl chloride to give 4-(2-cyanoethenyl)-2,6-dimethylphenylamine in a moderate yield of 67% without mentioning the E/Z ratio.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08952155B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_02
ORD IDord-6caf65c909424b25887d3bbd84f14953
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_02