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HRID 273749Generated: October 29, 2026

Formaldehyde → 2,2-Dimethyl-3-methylene-6-cyano-4-chromanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantPiperidineHCID 8082—
Reactant2,2-Dimethyl-4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-carbonitrileHCID 10954598—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product2,2-Dimethyl-3-methylene-6-cyano-4-chromanoneHCID 14517982—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 24 g of the chromanone, 12 g of paraformaldehyde and 24 ml of piperidine in 300 ml of ethanol is heated at 70° for 3 hours and evaporated. The residue is taken up in dichloromethane/petroleum ether 1:1, the mixture is filtered through silica gel and evaporated, and 2,2-dimethyl-3-methylene-6-cyano-4-chromanone is obtained as an unstable oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05387587
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_02
ORD IDord-5fea985178994710ac11c8eecbb5ec1a
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_02