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HRID 276149Generated: October 29, 2026

Benzyl Bromide → 4-Benzylphenylacetonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl BromideHCID 7498—
ReactantSodium CyanideHCID 8929—
Product4-BenzylphenylacetonitrileHCID 59753133%
Product3-Benzyl-1-cyanomethylbenzeneHCID 183170109.2%

Reaction Steps

The crude bromomethylbenzene intermediate (19.6 g, 75 mmole) was treated with NaCN as in Example 2 and, after chromatography over silica gel (10 to 100% EtOAc in hexane), 5.2 g (33%) of 4-benzyl-l-cyanomethylbenzene and 1.43 g (9.2%) of 3-benzyl-1-cyanomethylbenzene were obtained, both as oils.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06353128B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_03
ORD IDord-b9cca87a9ae643d0aae58d57f05daa44
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_03