Water → 4-Aminocinnamonitrile

HRID 866745Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 866745 reaction equation
[N+:1]([C:4]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:7]([CH:8]=[CH:9][C:10]#[N:11])=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)([O-])=O.O>C(O)C>[NH2:1][C:4]1[CH:5]=[CH:6][C:7]([CH:8]=[CH:9][C:10]#[N:11])=[CH:12][CH:13]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 962WaterHCID 34056p-Nitrocinnamonitrile

Product 1

HCID 545249384-AminocinnamonitrileYield 76%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 702EthanolSolvent

Procedure

The 4-nitro-cinnamonitrile thus obtained is then reduced by the Bechamp reaction in 2000 parts of water and 800 parts of ethyl alcohol. 4-amino-cinnamonitrile which melts at 109°-110° C. is thus obtained. Yield: 76%.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-4752308f933247ffb4e9d8967254ff25
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_07
Patent number
US04101543

Reaction notes

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