1-Naphthaleneacetonitrile → HCID 13980433, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred suspension of NH4Cl (1.6 g, 30 mmol) in anhydrous toluene (50 mL) was added trimethyl aluminium (2M in toluene, 15 mL, 30 mmol) at 0° C. The mixture was then warmed to room temperature and stirred for 2 h. A solution of 2-(naphthalen-1-yl)acetonitrile (1.67 g, 10 mmol) in toluene (10 mL) was added to the above reaction mixture and the reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 18 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was quenched with a suspension of silica gel in chloroform. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 0.5 h before being filtered through a sintered funnel. The silica gel was washed with methanol. The combined filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give the crude product as an off-white solid (2 g, 91%), which was used directly without further purification.

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