Benzylamine → N-benzyl-2-cyanoacetamide

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To benzylamine (1.07 g, 0.01 mol) was added methyl cyanoacetate (0.99 g, 0.01 mol) and the mixture was heated for 16 h at 100° C. without condenser to allow evaporation of the methanol formed. Cooling gave a dark red solid which was triturated with ethanol, filtered and recrystallized from ethanol to give pure title compound in about 40% yield (0.70 g). mp 123°-4° C.

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