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HRID 845854Generated: October 26, 2026

Potassium Cyanide → 2-Fluoro-5-hydroxybenzonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
Reactant4,4-Difluorocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-oneHCID 14274451—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product2-Fluoro-5-hydroxybenzonitrileHCID 2261241090%

Reaction Steps

When 2 mmol of 4,4-difluorocyclohexadienone and 4 mmol of potassium cyanide in 0.5 ml of dimethylformamide were mixed for 10 minutes at room temperature, 3-cyano-4-fluorophenol was formed in 90% yield. The spectral data of this new compound are as follows: Mass spectrum: m/e 137 (M+); 109 (M-CO, H); 82; 57.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04760160
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_07
ORD IDord-d5ccff0370f04f7ab58656308b2d55c6
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_07