Reference of 876-31-3, In the next few decades, the world population will flourish. As the population grows rapidly and people all over the world use more and more resources, all industries must consider their environmental impact. 876-31-3, name is 4-(Cyanomethyl)benzonitrile belongs to nitriles-buliding-blocks compound, it is a common compound, a new synthetic route is introduced below.
4-(1-Cyanocyclopentyl)benzonitrile [S11]. In a flamed dried 50 mL flask, 710.8 mg (5.0 mmol) of 2-(4-cyanophenyl)acetonitrile was dissolved in 7.5 mL anhydrous DMF. 316.0 mg (95% purity, 12.5 mmol, 2.5 equiv.) of NaH was added in portions at 0 C. and the reaction was allowed to stir for 1 hour at 0 C. 1.0797 g (0.59 mL, 5.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) of 1,4-dibromobutane was added dropwise at 0 C. and the reaction was allowed to stir overnight at room temperature. The reaction was quenched carefully with -10 mL water and extracted with 30 mL EtOAc three times. The combined organic layer was washed with 50 mL brine, dried with MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Flash column chromatography on silica (50 mm fritted glass column, 300 mL SiO2) using 5% EtOAc/hexanes?10% EtOAc/hexanes as eluent gave 880.1 mg (4.48 mmol) of pure product as a colorless oil (90% yield). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) delta 7.69-7.67 (m, 2H), 7.59-7.57 (m, 2H), 2.52-2.48 (m, 2H), 2.09-1.94 (m, 6H). 13C-NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3) delta 145.2, 132.8, 127.0, 123.3, 118.3, 112.0, 48.0, 40.7, 24.5. HRMS (EI+) m/z calculated for C13H12N2 [M]+: 196.1000, found 196.1004.
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