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HRID 1917853Generated: October 30, 2026

Ethyl 2-Cyano-2-methylpropionate → 2,2-Dimethyl-3-oxopentanedinitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl 2-Cyano-2-methylpropionateHCID 344887—
Reactant4-Methyl-3-oxopentanenitrileHCID 10129921—
Product2,2-Dimethyl-3-oxopentanedinitrileHCID 8662016548%

Reaction Steps

Prepared from ethyl 2-cyano-2-methylpropanoate (3 g, 21.25 mmol) according to the method described for 4-methyl-3-oxopentanenitrile in Example 122A Step 1, to afford 2,2-dimethyl-3-oxopentanedinitrile as a yellow oil (1.40 g, 48%) which was used in the next step without further purification. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.98 (s, 2H), 1.60 (s, 6H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08618289B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_12
ORD IDord-91af9540386149bdb049c3edd0eb2ccf
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_12