73475-33-9

Basic information

• Product Name: Benzenebutanenitrile, a-methyl-
• CAS NO: 73475-33-9
• Molecular Formula: C11H13N
• Molecular Weight: 159.231
• Mol File: 73475-33-9.mol
• Article Data: 20

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: Benzenebutanenitrile, a-methyl-(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Benzenebutanenitrile, a-methyl-(73475-33-9)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Benzenebutanenitrile, a-methyl-(73475-33-9)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 73475-33-9(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 557-21-1 zinc(II) cyanide 
• 2489-87-4 2-allylnaphthalene 
• 40654-82-8 4-phenyl-2-methylbutanal 
• 4830-94-8 (3-chlorobutyl)benzene 
• 104-53-0 3-phenyl-propionaldehyde 
• 773837-37-9 sodium cyanide 
• 59456-20-1 (rac)-(3-iodobutyl)benzeze 
• 557-21-1 dicyanozinc 
• 768-56-9 4-Phenylbut-1-ene 
• 16520-62-0 4-Phenyl-1-butyne 
• 2550-26-7 4-Phenyl-2-butanone 
• 64884-77-1 4-methyl-N'-(4-phenylbutan-2-ylidene)benzenesulfonohydrazide 
• 333-20-0 potassium thioacyanate 
• 103-63-9 1-phenyl-2-bromoethane 

Downstream Products

• 65476-99-5 2-methyl-4-phenyl-1-butylamine 
• 104-51-8 1-butylbenzene 

Relevant articles and documents

Nickel-Catalyzed Deaminative Cyanation: Nitriles and One-Carbon Homologation from Alkyl Amines

A nickel-catalyzed deaminative cyanation of Katritzky pyridinium salts has been developed. When it is coupled with formation of the pyridinium salt from primary amines, this method enables alkyl amines to be converted to alkyl nitriles. A less toxic cyanide reagent, Zn(CN)2, is utilized, and diverse functional groups and heterocycles are tolerated. The method also enables a one-carbon homologation of alkyl amines via reduction of the nitrile products, in addition to many other potential transformations of the versatile nitrile group.

HCl·DMPU-assisted one-pot and metal-free conversion of aldehydes to nitriles

We report an efficient HCl·DMPU assisted one-pot conversion of aldehydes into nitriles. The use of HCl·DMPU as both an acidic source as well as a non-nucleophilic base constitutes an environmentally mild alternative for the preparation of nitriles. Our protocol proceeds smoothly without the use of toxic reagents and metal catalysts. Diverse functionalized aromatic, aliphatic and allylic aldehydes incorporating various functional groups were successfully converted to nitriles in excellent to quantitative yields. This protocol is characterized by a broad substrate scope, mild reaction conditions, and high scalability. This journal is

Synthesis of Nitrile-Bearing Quaternary Centers by an Equilibrium-Driven Transnitrilation and Anion-Relay Strategy

The efficient preparation of nitrile-containing building blocks is of interest due to their utility as synthetic intermediates and their prevalence in pharmaceuticals. As a result, significant efforts have been made to develop methods to access these motifs which rely on safer and non-toxic sources of CN. Herein, we report that 2-methyl-2-phenylpropanenitrile is an efficient, non-toxic, electrophilic CN source for the synthesis of nitrile-bearing quaternary centers by a thermodynamic transnitrilation and anion-relay strategy. This one-pot process leads to nitrile products resulting from the gem-difunctionalization of alkyl lithium reagents.