Water → HCID 23344798, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a rapidly stirred solution of 24.8 g. (0.2 m.) tert.-butylhydrazine hydrochloride and 9.8 g. (0.2 m.) sodium cyanide in 100 ml. of deionized water in a 250 ml. 4 neck round bottom flask, was added a solution of 19.6 g. (0.2 m.) of cyclohexanone in 15 ml. of ethanol. The reaction was stirred for 5 hours at room temperature and the allowed to stand overnight. The next morning the reaction was stirred an additional hour and filtered. The product was dried at 30° C. in a vacuum oven. The yield was 36.3 g. (93.5%) of a white solid melting at 70°-73° C. The white solid evolves HCN on exposure to air over extended periods. The infra-red spectrum contained strong NH bands, a cyano band and did not contain any carbonyl or imino bands. Thus the infra-red spectrum was consistent with the structure of the desired product.

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