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HRID 20802Generated: October 27, 2026

Methyl Ethyl Ketone → 2-Methyl-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)butanenitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl Ethyl KetoneHCID 6569—
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
ReactantPyrrolidineHCID 31268—
Reactant2-Methyl-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propanenitrileHCID 12570647—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2-Methyl-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)butanenitrileHCID 4380283863%

Reaction Steps

The title compound (9.6 g, 63%) was prepared from pyrrolidine (8.35 ml, 0.1 mol), 2-butanone (8.96 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: 1.06 (3H, t, J=7.2 Hz), 1.45 (3H, s), 1.66-1.93 (6H, m), 2.70-2.75 (4H, m).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07745642B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_06
ORD IDord-fdeac761ed134756b5116e11b959d866
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_06