Potassium Cyanide → HCID 13368604, compound

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1-[2-Hydroxy-3-propyl-4-(4-bromomethylphenylmethoxy)phenyl]ethanone (7.2 g; 0.02 m) and potassium cyanide (2.5 g; 0.04 m) where dissolved in dry dimethylsulphoxide (60 ml) and stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The solution was poured onto water with stirring and filtered to give a cream solid, which was dried at 60° C. under reduced pressure; Recrystallised from ethanol to give a pale cream crystalline solid m.p. 75°-76° C.

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