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HRID 20798Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethyl ketone → 2-Ethyl-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)butanenitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl ketoneHCID 7288—
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
ReactantPyrrolidineHCID 31268—
Reactant2-Methyl-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propanenitrileHCID 12570647—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2-Ethyl-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)butanenitrileHCID 43802763100%

Reaction Steps

The title compound (8.8 g, 100%) was prepared from pyrrolidine (8.96 ml, 0.107 mol), 3-pentanone (8.61 g, 0.1 mol) and potassium cyanide (6.51 g, 0.1 mol) in water (50 ml) in a similar manner to that described in D4. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ: 0.95 (6H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 1.67-1.90 (8H, m), 2.67-2.72 (4H, m).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07745642B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_06
ORD IDord-75a495d4416547e6947399e69d4fc15d
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_06