Water → 4-Diisopropylamino-2-phenyl-butyronitrile

HRID 2163435Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2163435 reaction equation
[C:1]1([CH2:7][C:8]#[N:9])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.Cl[CH2:11][CH2:12][N:13]([CH:17]([CH3:19])[CH3:18])[CH:14]([CH3:16])[CH3:15].[NH2-].[Na+].O>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[CH:14]([N:13]([CH:17]([CH3:19])[CH3:18])[CH2:12][CH2:11][CH:7]([C:1]1[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1)[C:8]#[N:9])([CH3:16])[CH3:15]

Participants

6

Conditions

Temperature
80 °C

Procedure

To a solution of 58 parts of α-phenylacetonitrile in 300 parts by volume of toluene is added 83 parts of 2-chloro-N,N-diisopropylethylamine dissolved in 300 parts by volume of toluene. The mixture is heated with stirring to about 80° C. and then 22 parts of sodium amide is added slowly over a period of 30 minutes. The mixture is heated at 80° C. for another 30 minutes and then cooled to room temperature. 500 Parts by volume of water is then added to the mixture and the organic layer is separated and extracted with dilute hydrochloric acid. The aqueous acidic extract is made alkaline by the addition of dilute sodium hydroxide. The alkaline mixture is extracted with ether and the ether extract dried over calcium sulfate, concentrated and distilled to afford α-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl]-α-phenylacetonitrile, as an oil. This compound is represented by the following structural formula ##STR15##

Workup

  1. temperatureThe mixture is heated
  2. temperatureThe mixture is heated at 80° C. for another 30 minutes
  3. temperaturecooled to room temperature
  4. customthe organic layer is separated
  5. extractionextracted with dilute hydrochloric acid
  6. extractionThe aqueous acidic extract
  7. additionby the addition of dilute sodium hydroxide
  8. extractionThe alkaline mixture is extracted with ether
  9. extractionthe ether extract
  10. dry with materialdried over calcium sulfate
  11. concentrationconcentrated
  12. distillationdistilled

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-bce0e4f611b54e75993a8a9127b29e00
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1979_01
Patent number
US04134890

Reaction notes

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