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HRID 2098529Generated: October 29, 2026

Acetonitrile → 3-(5-Bromo-2-methylphenyl)-3-hydroxypropanenitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetonitrileHCID 6342—
Reactant5-Bromo-2-methylbenzaldehydeHCID 10420289—
Product3-(5-Bromo-2-methylphenyl)-3-hydroxypropanenitrileHCID 66629245—

Reaction Steps

Addition of 5-bromo-2-methylbenzaldehyde to acetonitrile gave 3-(5-bromo-2-methylphenyl)-3-hydroxypropanenitrile as a pale yellow oil. Yield (3.33 g, 86%): 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.61 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (dd, J=8.0, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.09 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 5.96 (d, J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 5.04-5.00 (m, 1H), 2.88 (ABd, J=16.8, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 2.77 (ABd, J=16.8, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 2.23 (s, 3H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08450527B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_05
ORD IDord-019db1e6b616494b938ecd73cca03f31
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_05