Malononitrile → HCID 21709343, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 38.2 g of bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfone, 13.2 g of malononitrile, 55.28g of potassium carbonate and 800 ml of acetonitrile is refluxed on a steam bath for 24 hours, then filtered while hot. The filtrate is evaporated and the residue crystallized with charcoal treatment from 100 ml of ethanol, giving 10.6 g of tetrahydro-4H-thiopyran-4,4-dicarbonitrile, 1,1-dioxide as colorless crystals.

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