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HRID 1927317Generated: October 25, 2026

Acetone Cyanohydrin → 2-Methyl-2-[(4-methylphenyl)amino]propanenitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetone CyanohydrinHCID 6406—
Reactantp-ToluidineHCID 7813—
Product2-Methyl-2-[(4-methylphenyl)amino]propanenitrileHCID 2123924399%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature80 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of p-toluidine (1.07 g, 10 mmol) and acetone cyanohydrin (10 ml) was heated to 80° C. and stirred for 4 h. The medium was concentrated and dried under vacuum to yield 2-methyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)aminopropanenitrile, 5a (1.72g, 9.9 mmol, 99%) as brown solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08183274B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_05
ORD IDord-cbee33dd5865432d9668d4d0c9b07f3c
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_05