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HRID 20804Generated: October 27, 2026

Methyl Ethyl Ketone → 2-(Dimethylamino)-2-methylbutanenitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl Ethyl KetoneHCID 6569—
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
ReactantDimethylamine, hydrochlorideHCID 10473—
Reactant1-(Dimethylamino)cyclopentanecarbonitrileHCID 10773049—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2-(Dimethylamino)-2-methylbutanenitrileHCID 23339478%

Reaction Steps

The title compound (9.95 g, 78%) was prepared from dimethylamine hydrochloride (8.15 g, 0.1 mol), 2-butanone (8.96 ml, 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: 1.00 (3H, t, J=7.2 Hz), 1.43 (3H, s), 1.75-1.87 (2H, m), 2.33 (6H, s).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07745642B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_06
ORD IDord-feda3fe98f2649c7b3125abf4becb93a
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_06