4-Cyanophenol → HCID 532712, compound

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This compound was prepared by reacting 4-hydroxybenzonitrile with valeryl chloride in the presence of triethylamine to give 4-cyanophenyl valerate which was subjected to a Fries rearrangement with aluminium chloride to give 4-hydroxy-3-valerylbenzonitrile which was reduced with sodium borohydride to give the title compound. N23 N-[2-(4-Cyanophenyl)ethyl]-3,4-dimethoxy benzenesulphonamide

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