Nitriles used to be known as cyanides; the smallest organic nitrile is ethanenitrile, CH3CN, (old name: methyl cyanide or acetonitrile – and sometimes now called ethanonitrile). 105-34-0, formula is C4H5NO2, Name is Methyl 2-cyanoacetate. Nitriles are found in many useful compounds, including methyl cyanoacrylate, used in super glue, and nitrile rubber, a nitrile-containing polymer used in latex-free laboratory and medical gloves. Application of C4H5NO2.
Wang, Wen-Tao;Zhang, Sen;Tao, Ling-Fei;Pan, Zi-Qi;Qian, Linghui;Liao, Jia-Yu research published 《 Cooperative catalysis-enabled C-N bond cleavage of biaryl lactams with activated isocyanides》, the research content is summarized as follows. The catalytic reaction of biaryl lactams with activated isocyanides was reported for the first time. By employing a cooperative catalytic system, oxazole-containing axially chiral biaryl anilines, e.g., I were obtained in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities. The key to the success was in the atroposelective amide C-N bond cleavage with activated isocyanides.
105-34-0, Methyl cyanoacetate is an alkyl cyanoacetate ester.
Methyl cyanoacetate is the intermediate product in pharmaceutical organic synthesis as well as in the synthesis of some biologically active compounds used in agriculture. It undergoes calcite or fluorite catalyzed Knövenagel condensation with aromatic aldehydes, giving the corresponding arylidenemalononitriles and (E)-α -cyanocinnamic esters.
Methyl Cyanoacetate is often used as a nucleophile in the electrochemical oxidation of catechols. Methyl Cyanoacetate is also a reagent in the synthesis of Methyl 2-Amino-4-trifluoromethylthiophene-3-carboxylate (M287290); a compound used in the synthesis of DPP-IV inhibitors for treating type 2 diabetes., Application of C4H5NO2
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Nitrile – Wikipedia,
Nitriles – Chemistry LibreTexts