1-Bromopentane → 2-Phenylheptanenitrile

HRID 540381Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 540381 reaction equation
[C:1]1([CH2:7][C:8]#[N:9])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[H-].[Na+].Br[CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH3:17]>CN(C=O)C>[C:1]1([CH:7]([CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH3:17])[C:8]#[N:9])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

5 g (42.7 mmol) of phenylacetonitrile are added dropwise to a suspension of 2 g of 60% NaH in 50 ml of DMF cooled to 0° C. After stirring for 30 minutes at 0° C., 5.32 ml (42.7 mmol) of bromopentane are added dropwise. The reaction medium is stirred for 16 hours at ambient temperature and then treated with ice and extracted with ethyl ether. The organic phase is washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate, dried over sodium sulphate, filtered and evaporated under pressure. An orangey-yellow oil is obtained and purified by fractionated distillation under reduced pressure (70-75° C. under 1×10−1 mbar). 5.14 g in the form of an orangey oil are obtained with a yield of 64%.

Workup

  1. stirringThe reaction medium is stirred for 16 hours at ambient temperature
  2. additiontreated with ice
  3. extractionextracted with ethyl ether
  4. washThe organic phase is washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate
  5. dry with materialdried over sodium sulphate
  6. filtrationfiltered
  7. customevaporated under pressure
  8. customAn orangey-yellow oil is obtained
  9. distillationpurified by fractionated distillation under reduced pressure (70-75° C. under 1×10−1 mbar)
  10. custom5.14 g in the form of an orangey oil are obtained with a yield of 64%

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d8c9f7c69aa44e8db8cfdbd2105b8638
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_10
Patent number
US08871187B2

Reaction notes

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