(2Z)-3-Amino-2-butenenitrile → HCID 22768483, compound

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A solution of 8.16 g (0.04 mole) of 2,3-dihydro-5-hydroxy-3-oxo-1-benzoxepin-4-carboxaldehyde, 4.92 g (0.06 mole) of 3-aminocrotononitrile and 50 ml of absolute ethanol was maintained at reflux for 10 min. and cooled. The separated crystals were filtered, washed with 10 ml ethanol and dried, wt. 5.2 g (52%); mp 124°-126°. Recrystallization was effected by dissolution in 75 ml of 50% dichloromethane-ethanol and removal, by distillation, of most of the dichloromethane. The pure product separated as tan crystals; wt. 2.9 g (29%), mp 126°-128°.

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