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HRID 231095Generated: October 31, 2026

3-Cyanocinnamyl alcohol → 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)benzonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-Cyanocinnamyl alcoholHCID 53735247—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)benzonitrileHCID 13854262—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 3-cyanocinnamyl alcohol (4.1 g) in methanol (100 ml) was hydrogenated at 50 psi over 10% palladium on charcoal (0.5 g) for 1 hour. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was evaporated to give the product as a pale oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04845110
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_07
ORD IDord-e79787e0295e49e08590d53b358ed62a
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_07