Acrylonitrile → HCID 22020947, compound

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A mixture of 4-amino-1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinemethanol (0.0182 mol) and 2-propenenitrile (0.0304 mol) in ethanol (80 ml) was stirred and refluxed over the weekend. 2-Propenenitrile (2 ml) was added. The mixture was stirred and refluxed for 5 hours. 2-Propenenitrile (2 ml) was added again. The mixture was stirred and refluxed overnight. The solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified over silica gel on a glass filter (eluent: CH2Cl2/(CH3OH/NH3) 95/5). The desired fractions were collected and the solvent was evaporated, yielding 3-[[4-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl]amino]-propanenitrile (interm. 10).

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