Acrylonitrile → HCID 606527, compound

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A diamine containing the hydantoin ring is 1,3-bis-(3-aminopropyl)-5,5-dimethylhydantoin which may be prepared as described by Sato, Nippon Kaguku Zasshi, 83, 318-23 (1962). 5-5-dimethylhydantoin is reacted with acrylonitrile yielding 1,3-bis (2-cyanoethyl)-5,5-dimethylhydantoin which is further reacted with hydrogen gas in the presence of Raney nickel to yield 1,3-bis-(3-aminopropyl)-5,5-dimethylhydantoin. This compound is available semi-commercially from Glyco, Inc. as Dantomin DAP.

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