Sodium Hydroxide → Azobisisobutyronitrile

HRID 464116Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 464116 reaction equation
[NH2:1][C:2]([CH3:6])([CH3:5])[C:3]#[N:4].[OH-].[Na+].[Br-].[Na+]>>[N:1]([C:2]([CH3:6])([CH3:5])[C:3]#[N:4])=[N:1][C:2]([CH3:6])([CH3:5])[C:3]#[N:4]

Participants

4

Reactant 3

HCID 14798Sodium HydroxideHCID 880222-Amino-2-methylpropionitrile2×HCID 253881Sodium Bromide

Product 1

HCID 6547Azobisisobutyronitrile

Procedure

By method of Example 2, 2-amino-2-methylpropanenitrile (of 78.5% purity) was dichlorinated and coupled with further 2-amino-2-methylpropanenitrile in the presence of caustic soda and the following combinations of tetra alkyl quaternary ammonium chloride surfactant and added sodium bromide. The yields of title compound obtained were as shown.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-178ee1dfd303447ca4ba4424949f1b22
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1985_10
Patent number
US04546174

Reaction notes

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