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HRID 660352Generated: October 28, 2026

Acetic Anhydride → N-[4-(1-Cyanoethyl)phenyl]acetamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
Reactant2-(4-Aminophenyl)propiononitrileHCID 120011—
SolventPyridineHCID 1049—
ProductN-[4-(1-Cyanoethyl)phenyl]acetamideHCID 12226815—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 2-(4-Amino-phenyl)-propionitrile (10.2 g, 69.8 mmol) in pyridine (40 mL) was added Ac2O (7.49 g, 73.4 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 1 hrs then cooled to room temperature, and concentrated in vacuo.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08084484B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_12
ORD IDord-e4ec7258821f44eebb22c09917403a21
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_12