Potassium Cyanide → HCID 129667418, compound

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Reaction Steps

8.00 g (20.8 mmol) of ferrocenylmethyltrimethylammonium iodide (Strem) and 8 g of KCN (123 mmol) are dissolved in 80 ml of water. The mixture is placed in a round-bottomed flask surmounted by a reflux condenser. The mixture is heated at reflux for 2 hours and is then allowed to cool to room temperature. The product is extracted with 3 times 40 ml of ethyl ether. The organic phase is washed first with 2 times 30 ml of water and then dried over magnesium sulfate. After filtration and evaporation, 4.1 g of ferrocenylacetonitrile are collected.

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