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HRID 2248049Generated: October 29, 2026

Dimethylformamide → 3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenylacetonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ReactantSodium CyanideHCID 8929—
Reactant5-(Chloromethyl)-1,2,3-trimethoxybenzeneHCID 77448—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product3,4,5-TrimethoxyphenylacetonitrileHCID 25887—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature80 °C

Reaction Steps

3,4,5-trimethoxy benzyl chloride 7.0 g and sodium cyanide 6.3 g were dissolved into 50 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide and they were then stirred at 80° C. for 45 minutes. The temperature of the reactive liquid was then lowered down to the room temperature, 200 ml of water was added thereto and then extraction was made thrice by means of 100 of ethyl acetate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05037827
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_08
ORD IDord-519fbf4a0e674dd3a676eaffa2f6949e
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_08