In 2019,Chinese Chemical Letters included an article by Zhou, Chao; Diao, Pinhui; Li, Xiaoji; Ge, Yanqin; Guo, Cheng. Formula: C9H7NO. The article was titled 《Facile photochemical synthesis of α-ketoamides and quinoxalines from amines and benzoylacetonitrile under mild conditions》. The information in the text is summarized as follows:
A selective protocol for the synthesis of either α-ketoamides or quinoxaline derivatives under the same reaction conditions was achieved simply by varying substitution number of amino-groups. The method features metal-free, room temperature and broad substrate scope as well as no extra oxidant. This process applied to various substituent groups and provided products in moderate to good yield. Finally, a rational mechanism was proposed.3-Oxo-3-phenylpropanenitrile(cas: 614-16-4Formula: C9H7NO) was used in this study.
3-Oxo-3-phenylpropanenitrile(cas: 614-16-4) has been used to produce 2-benzoyl-3-furan-2-yl-acrylonitrile. It is an active methylene compound, useful in heterocyclic synthesis, e.g. polyfunctional pyridines and pyrimidines.Formula: C9H7NO
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Nitrile – Wikipedia,
Nitriles – Chemistry LibreTexts