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HRID 2061643Generated: October 26, 2026

1,4-Dibromobutane → 1-(Toluene-4-sulfonyl)cyclopentanecarbonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1,4-DibromobutaneHCID 8056—
ReactantTosylacetonitrileHCID 79776—
CatalystBenzyl triethylammonium chlorideHCID 66133—
Product1-(Toluene-4-sulfonyl)cyclopentanecarbonitrileHCID 4341978684%

Reaction Steps

Similarly to Example 1 paragraph (a), by reaction of 2 g (10.2 mmol) of (toluene-4-sulfonyl)-acetonitrile with 1.35 ml (11.3 mmol) of 1,4-dibromobutane, 50 ml of aqueous soda solution, 233 mg (1 mmol) of benzyltriethylammonium chloride. 2.14 g of 1-(toluene-4-sulfonyl)cyclopentanecarbonitrile is obtained in the form of a brown powder. (Yield=84%)

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08283378B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_10
ORD IDord-1cf7b5ad78c34da5ba4b052e3ad64577
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_10