Electric Literature of 51632-29-2,Some common heterocyclic compound, 51632-29-2, name is 2-(3-Phenoxyphenyl)acetonitrile, molecular formula is C14H11NO, 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.
EXAMPLE 1 284 g of 3-phenoxy benzyl cyanide and 220 g of di-ethyl oxalate were mixed and 400 ml of absolute ethanol was added. To this mixture was added gradually a solution of sodium ethoxide (prepared by dissolving 31 g of sodium in 410 ml of absolute ethanol). After the addition of the ethanol solution the mixture was warmed to 50 C for 30 minutes and then allowed to stand at room temperature for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was then acidified with ice-cooled 10% sulphuric acid (prepared by adding 37 ml of concentrated sulphuric acid to sufficient ice to give 370 ml of ice-cooled diluted acid). The product was extracted with methylene dichloride and the methylene dichloride solution was then washed neutral with distilled water. The product was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and the solvent removed. This product was treated with cold hexane to give ethyl 3-cyano-3-(3-phenoxyphenyl)-2-ketopropionate, melting point: 105-109, 90%. The structure was confirmed with proton magnetic resonance analysis (purity > 95%). The preparation of the cyanide from the bromide is illustrated in the following example.
These compound has a wide range of applications. It is believed that with the continuous development of the source of the synthetic route 2-(3-Phenoxyphenyl)acetonitrile, its application will become more common.
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