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HRID 244997Generated: October 29, 2026

Methylamine → 1-(Methylamino)cyclopentane-1-carbonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethylamineHCID 6329—
ReactantCyclopentanoneHCID 8452—
ReactantTrimethylsilyl cyanideHCID 82115—
Product1-(Methylamino)cyclopentane-1-carbonitrileHCID 12945445—

Reaction Steps

Methylamine was bubbled into a refrigerated mixture of cyclopentanone (0.252 g, 3 mmol) and trimethylsilyl cyanide (0.396 g, 4 mmol) until the volume doubled. The mixture was stirred 3 h and then concentrated to dryness to obtain 31a (0.372 g, quantitative).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08658681B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_02
ORD IDord-119af7ba7e6c4db489fe77419c0a430b
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_02