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HRID 2304068Generated: November 1, 2026

1,4-Dicyanobenzene → p-Cyanobenzamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1,4-DicyanobenzeneHCID 12172—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Solventtert-ButanolHCID 6386—
Productp-CyanobenzamideHCID 76427105.3%

Reaction Steps

Terephthalonitrile (12.8 g, 0.1 mol) and tert-butanol (243.2 g) were mixed, and the resultant mixture was heated to 80° C. with stirring. To the mixture, a 26% aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide (4.3 g) was added over three hours. Liquid chromatographic analysis revealed the reaction mixture contained 11.8 g of p-cyanobenzamide (yield 81%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06433211B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_08
ORD IDord-e0755be07c2943c192733533c251680f
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_08