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HRID 580081Generated: November 1, 2026

4-Nitrobenzonitrile → 4-Aminobenzylamine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-NitrobenzonitrileHCID 12090—
Reactant4-AminobenzonitrileHCID 13396—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
Product4-AminobenzylamineHCID 42781437%

Reaction Steps

p-Aminobenzonitrile derived from p-nitrobenzonitrile is reduced by lithium aluminum hydride and thus, p-aminobenzylamine is obtained with an yield of 37% (N. C. Brown et al, J. Wedicinal Chem., 20 1189 (1977)).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04751328
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_06
ORD IDord-9b57145b245f4f93952b68ddbec64d41
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_06