Acetonitrile → 4-Cyclopropylcarbonylphenylacetonitrile

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Reaction Steps

Mix (4-bromomethyl-phenyl)-cyclopropyl-methanone (5.0 g, 21 mmol), potassium cyanide (2.0 g, 30 mmol), tetrabutylammonium bromide (150 mg), water (5 mL) and acetonitrile (50 mL). Mechanically stir at room temperature for 3 hours, pour into water (450 mL) and stir overnight. Collect by filtration and recrystallize (hexane) to give the title compound as a white crystalline solid; mp 86-87° C.

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