Synthetic Route of 31603-77-7,Some common heterocyclic compound, 31603-77-7, name is 4-Biphenylacetonitrile, molecular formula is C14H11N, traditional synthetic route has been very mature, but the traditional synthetic route has various shortcomings, such as complicated route, low yield, poor purity, etc, below Introduce a new synthetic route.
General procedure: To a solution of arylacetonitrile (10 mmol) (2-(4-bromophenyl)acetonitrile) in dried THF (10 mL), LDA (2.0 M in THF, 20 mL, 40 mmol) was added under N2 atmosphere in an ice-bath. The solution was stirred at 45 C for 1 h. After cooling the reaction mixture again to 0 C, iodomethane (60 mmol) was added drop wise. The reaction was stirred overnight at room temperature, quenched by 4 N HCl at 0 C and then diluted with Et2O. The phases were separated and the aqueous phase was extracted with Et2O (3 times). The organic layers were combined, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4. After filtration and concentration, the crude acid was purified by flash column chromatography to give the desired product as a white or pale yellow solid. The next step of the hydrolysis was done by the reported procedures.
These compound has a wide range of applications. It is believed that with the continuous development of the source of the synthetic route 4-Biphenylacetonitrile, its application will become more common.
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