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HRID 857186Generated: October 31, 2026

1,2-Dibromoethane → 4-(2-Bromoethoxy)benzonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1,2-DibromoethaneHCID 7839—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant4-CyanophenolHCID 13019—
SolventAcetonitrileHCID 6342—
Product4-(2-Bromoethoxy)benzonitrileHCID 245221245%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4-cyanophenol (35.7 g, 0.3 mol), K2CO3 (41.4 g, 0.3 mol) and 1,2-dibromoethane (561 g, 3.0 mol) in MeCN (450 mL) was stirred under reflux overnight. The mixture was filtered and evaporated to give 30.2 g (45%) of the sub-title compound, which was used without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07144914B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_12
ORD IDord-f358b5afc1fd49d280237c0e65ff4731
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_12