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HRID 980771Generated: October 30, 2026

Dimethylformamide → N-Benzyl-3-cyanoazetidine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ReactantSodium CyanideHCID 8929—
Reactant1-benzylazetidin-3-olHCID 3801345—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductN-Benzyl-3-cyanoazetidineHCID 19814762—

Reaction Steps

1.7 g of 2A, and 1.2 g of sodium cyanide were stirred together in 1 ml of water and 20 ml of dimethylformamide at 60° C. for 16 hours. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel using isopropanol in dichloromethane as eluent to give 1-benzyl-3-cyanoazetidine (2B), yield 0.5 g.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04639334
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_01
ORD IDord-7ae90c1b65b04bb7a0bfde3d3cde9f52
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_01