Potassium Cyanide → HCID 21451920, compound

HRID 596317Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 596317 reaction equation
Cl[CH2:2][CH2:3][C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]([C:10]2[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([O:16][CH3:17])=[CH:12][CH:11]=2)=[CH:6][CH:5]=1.[C-:18]#[N:19].[K+]>C(O)C>[C:18]([CH2:2][CH2:3][C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]([C:10]2[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([O:16][CH3:17])=[CH:12][CH:11]=2)=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)#[N:19]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 9032Potassium CyanideHCID 21451930HCID 21451930, compound

Product 1

HCID 21451920HCID 21451920, compoundYield 52%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 702EthanolSolvent

Procedure

4-[2-Cyanoethyl]-4'-methoxy-biphenyl was prepared from 4-[2-chloroethyl]-4'-methoxy-biphenyl (see Example A) by boiling with potassium cyanide in aqueous ethanol for 78 hours. Yield: 52% of theory; m.p. 105°-107° C.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-c0f584d103134cfb88dce9d222cc4f9a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1977_03
Patent number
US04010279

Reaction notes

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