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HRID 20800Generated: October 26, 2026

Ethyl ketone → 2-(Dimethylamino)-2-ethylbutanenitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl ketoneHCID 7288—
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
ReactantDimethylamine, hydrochlorideHCID 10473—
Reactant1-(Dimethylamino)cyclopentanecarbonitrileHCID 10773049—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2-(Dimethylamino)-2-ethylbutanenitrileHCID 4380255157.5%

Reaction Steps

The title compound (8.05 g, 57.5%) was prepared from dimethylamine hydrochloride (8.154 g, 0.1 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 D1. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ: 0.96 (6H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 1.67-1.90 (4H, m), 2.33 (6H, s).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07745642B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_06
ORD IDord-046db7f9d7834ae591be4a5502da87f3
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_06