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HRID 265292Generated: October 30, 2026

Beta-Alanine → 2-[2-Phenylethoxy]ethylidene propanedinitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBeta-AlanineHCID 239—
ReactantMalononitrileHCID 8010—
ReactantAcetaldehyde, 2-(2-phenylethoxy)-HCID 162493—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product2-[2-Phenylethoxy]ethylidene propanedinitrileHCID 1908222656.6%

Reaction Steps

β-Alanine (0.6 g) was added to a solution of [2-phenylethoxy]acetaldehyde (8.0 g) and malononitrile (3.5 g) in ethanol (100 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The solid was filtered off, washed with fresh ethanol and dried to yield the subtitled compound (5.85g, 54%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05648370
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_07
ORD IDord-5793815e14e441d29c427bd2039acbce
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_07