Reference of 6011-14-9,Some common heterocyclic compound, 6011-14-9, name is 2-Aminoacetonitrile hydrochloride, molecular formula is C2H5ClN2, 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: 2-Aminoacetonitrile hydrochloride 2 (7.0 mmol) and sodium acetate (8.0 mmol) were dissolved in 35 mL of methanol. Aldehyde 1 (7.0 mmol) was added to the grey solution, and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature. A solid suspension was formed after a few minutes (for compounds 3a, 3c, 3f and 3g). The suspension was stirred for 2 h and the solid filtered and washed with cold methanol, leading to the pure product 3. A second crop was isolated from the mother liquor after complete removal of methanol in the rotary evaporator, addition of dichloromethane (40 mL) and dry flash chromatography of the solution using dichloromethane (4×10 mL) as eluent. The solution was concentrated in the rotary evaporator and the yellow oil was kept at 0 C leading to the product 3 that was filtered and washed with cold diethyl ether. For compounds 3b, 3d, 3e and 3h-k, the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The solvent was removed in the rotary evaporator and dichloromethane (40 mL) was added to the mixture. Dry flash chromatography of this mixture was performed using 20 mL of dichloromethane as eluent. The solvent was removed in the rotary evaporator leading to a solid product. Cold diethyl ether was added to the suspension, kept for a few minutes in an ice bath. The solid was filtered and washed with cold diethyl ether, leading to the pure (arylideneamino)acetonitrile 3.
These compound has a wide range of applications. It is believed that with the continuous development of the source of the synthetic route 2-Aminoacetonitrile hydrochloride, its application will become more common.
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