Sodium Cyanide → 2-Phenoxyphenylacetonitrile

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3-Phenoxybenzaldehyde, isobutylamine hydrochloride and sodium cyanide were reacted on a 0.3 molar scale using essentially the same procedure as that described in Example 1. The product, α-(N-isobutylamino)-3-(phenoxybenzeneacetonitrile, was obtained as a golden oil (43.5 g). Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum (d6 -acetone; δ in ppm): 0.9 (6H, d of d); 1.74 (1H, m); 2.52 (2H, d); 5.02 (1H, s); 6.9-7.6 (9H, m).

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