Ethylenediamine → HCID 21492141, compound

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A mixture of 4-bromo-2,5-diisopropylphenyl methyl sulfone (19.9 g) prepared in Example 10A and 7.2 g of cuprous cyanide was heated in 100 ml of N-methyl pyrrolidone at 195°C under nitrogen for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into a stirred solution of 25 g of ethylenediamine in 500 ml of water. The mixture was filtered and the residual product extracted into tetrahydrofuran. The extract was washed with 5% HCl and finally with saturated sodium chloride solution. After drying over magnesium sulfate, the solvent was removed to give 4-cyano-2,5-diisopropylphenyl methyl sulfone. Further purification by recrystallization from n-hexane gave 4-cyano-2,5-diisopropylphenyl methyl sulfone having a mp of 134°-137°C.

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