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HRID 919284Generated: October 31, 2026

Ammonia → N-(4-Cyanophenyl)glycine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAmmoniaHCID 222—
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantPotassium IodideHCID 4875—
Reactant4-AminobenzonitrileHCID 13396—
ReactantSodium BicarbonateHCID 516892—
ReactantSodium chloroacetateHCID 23665759—
CatalystTetrabutylammonium BromideHCID 74236—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductN-(4-Cyanophenyl)glycineHCID 817965—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature87.5 °C

Reaction Steps

Sodium mono chloroacetate (197.42 g), followed by potassium iodide (5 g) and tetrabutyl ammonium bromide (2.5 g) were added to a mixture of 4-aminobenzonitrile (100 g), water (1000 ml) and sodium bicarbonate (42.71 g). The reaction mixture was heated to 85-90° C. and stirred for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 25-30° C. and treated with ammonia followed by hydrochloric acid. Filtered the solid, washed with water and then dried to get title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09273030B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_03
ORD IDord-dd24db35014a43cf820de8b964dfd531
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_03