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HRID 444073Generated: October 27, 2026

Dimethylformamide → 5-Cyano-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethylbenzofuran-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Reactant5-Bromo-3,3-dimethylbenzofuran-2(3H)-oneHCID 16220634—
Product5-Cyano-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethylbenzofuran-2-oneHCID 2053624745%

Reaction Steps

5-Bromo-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethylbenzofuran-2-one (39.2 g, 0.162 mole) was treated with cuprous cyanide (17.9 g, 0.2 mole) in dimethyl formamide (40 ml) (as in example 2). Recrystallisation (twice) of the product from ethanol yielded 14 g (45%) title product m.p. 138°-140° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04263037
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_04
ORD IDord-929beb41ba1c4c3885132aaae178ca47
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_04