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HRID 2180238Generated: October 30, 2026

Potassium Cyanide → Methyl 3-(cyanomethyl)benzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
ReactantMethyl 3-(bromomethyl)benzoateHCID 517981—
SolventDimethyl SulfoxideHCID 679—
ProductMethyl 3-(cyanomethyl)benzoateHCID 10821136—

Reaction Steps

A solution of methyl 3-(bromomethyl)benzoate (2.29 g, 0.01 mol) and potassium cyanide (3.26 g, 0.05 mol) in DMSO (20 mL) was heated to 100° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, partitioned between ether and water, washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06887863B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_05
ORD IDord-0002a93fec8f4387b3c67b376ff03867
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_05