Phenylacetonitrile → 2-(Hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetonitrile

HRID 648767Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 648767 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([C:8]#[N:9])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[N:10](OC)=[O:11]>CO.CO[Na]>[OH:11][N:10]=[C:1]([C:8]#[N:9])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 8794PhenylacetonitrileHCID 12231Methyl nitrite

Product 1

HCID 699982-(Hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetonitrile

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 178501943HCID 178501943, compoundSolvent

Procedure

This compound is prepared from benzyl cyanide by reaction with methyl nitrite in CH3OH/CH3ONa in accordance with the method described in Org. Synthesis 59, 95 (1979). Colourless crystals with a melting point of 119°-121° C.

Workup

  1. customSynthesis 59, 95 (1979)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3bb40da495c14013b0f2f7d27360053f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1988_04
Patent number
US04736055

Reaction notes

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