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Cyanoacetic acid → 3-Ethyl-5-phenylpentanenitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCyanoacetic acidHCID 9740—
Reactant1-Phenylpentan-3-oneHCID 88701—
Product3-Ethyl-5-phenylpentanenitrileHCID 15907302—

Reaction Steps

The reaction was repeated utilizing an equimolar quantity of dimethyl malonate in place of the cyanoacetic acid to yield methyl 4-methyl-5-phenylpentanoate. Repeating the cyanoacetic acid condensation/reduction reaction utilizing 5phenylpentan-3-one as the starting material afforded 3-ethyl-5-phenylpentanenitrile.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06310033B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_10
ORD IDord-e54cbff81cdd4500bae92386282c837c
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_10