1-Propanol → HCID 23113358, compound

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Following the same procedure given in b), 4-ethylbenzylcyanide (5.08 g, 35 mmol), 1-propanol (21 ml, 280 mmol) were reacted with potassium hydroxide (99.1 mg, 1.75 mmol) and [RuCl2(p-cym)]2 (55.1 mg, 0.09 mmol) at 100° C. for 1 h. Removal of the solvent and distillation under reduced pressure gave the desired nitrile with a yield of 51%.

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