Sodium Cyanide → [1-(4-Trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-cyclopentyl]-acetonitrile

HRID 2169281Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2169281 reaction equation
[F:1][C:2]([F:21])([F:20])[C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][C:6]([C:9]2([CH2:14]OS(C)(=O)=O)[CH2:13][CH2:12][CH2:11][CH2:10]2)=[CH:5][CH:4]=1.[C-:22]#[N:23].[Na+]>CS(C)=O.O>[F:1][C:2]([F:21])([F:20])[C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][C:6]([C:9]2([CH2:14][C:22]#[N:23])[CH2:13][CH2:12][CH2:11][CH2:10]2)=[CH:5][CH:4]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 2

HCID 8929Sodium CyanideHCID 86725929Methanesulfonic acid 1-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-cyclopentylmethyl ester

Product 1

HCID 86725930[1-(4-Trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-cyclopentyl]-acetonitrileYield 60%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 679Dimethyl SulfoxideSolventHCID 962WaterSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
140 °C

Procedure

To a stirred solution of methanesulfonic acid 1-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-cyclopentylmethyl ester (240) (7 g, 21.73 mmol) in dimethyl sulfoxide (200 mL) were added KI (0.361 g, 2.17 mmol) and NaCN (1.6 g, 32.6 mmol). The reaction mixture was then stirred at 140° C. for 6 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with water, extracted with ethyl acetate (2×300 mL) and the organic layer was washed with water and brine. It was then dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. The crude product was purified by 100-200 silica column chromatography using 5% ethyl acetate in hexane as the eluent to give [1-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-cyclopentyl]-acetonitrile (241) (3.3 g, 60%) as a colorless thick liquid.

Workup

  1. customAfter completion of the reaction
  2. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate (2×300 mL)
  3. washthe organic layer was washed with water and brine
  4. dry with materialIt was then dried over Na2SO4
  5. concentrationconcentrated
  6. customThe crude product was purified by 100-200 silica column chromatography

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-f03ae4344a5641268f4f39aca83a122e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2015_06
Patent number
US09045486B2

Reaction notes

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