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Table 1. S o l v e n t o p t i m i z a t i o n f o r o n e - p o t s y n t h e si s o f n i t r i l e .
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1 0 0 °C
1 0 0 °C
1 0 0 °C
100 °C
7
9
7
1 2
5
9 0
8 5
8 8
8 8
99
A c e t i c a c i d : F o r m i c a c i d ( 1 : 1 )
A c e t i c a c i d : F o r m i c a c i d ( 2 : 1 )
F o r m i c a c i d : W a te r ( 1 :1 )
Formic acid
a
E x p er im e n ta l c o nd i t i o n s : B e n z a l d e h y d e ( 1 m m o l ) , N H O H . H C l ( 1 m m o l ) , H P O ( 1 m m o l ) .
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2.4f 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboni-
trile (D3): W h i t e s o l i d , M . p . 1 5 8 – 1 6 1 °C ; I R ( K B r) m:
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1
D M S O - d 6 ) d 7 . 3 7 – 7 .5 2 ( m , 5 H ) , 7 . 5 4 – 7 .5 7 ( d , J = 8 .2 H z ,
2 H ) , 7 . 5 9 – 7 . 9 9 ( d , J = 8 . 0 H z , 2 H ) , 9 . 4 5 ( s , 1 H ) ; M S ( m / z )
2 8 0 .2 5 [ M ?H ] ?, 2 8 2 .3 0 [ M ?2 ] .
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2 . 4 Spectroscopic data
3. Result and Discussion
2.4a 4-(dimethyl amino) benzonitrile: (B3): S c a l e ( 1 5 1 . 3
m g , 1 m m ol ) ; e th y l a c e t a t e : p e t r o l e u m e t h e r = 1 : 2 0 ; 9 3 %
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( E S I ) m / z c al c d. F o r C H N [ M?H ] ?: 1 4 7 . 0 9 2 2 , f o u n d :
1 4 7 . 0 9 2 0 .
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m a t o g r a ph y o n S i O ( 1 0 % M T B E / h e x a n e s ) p r o v i d e d 7 ( 4 0 0
m g , 7 8 % y i el d ) a s a c o l o rl e s s o i l . 2 1 H N M R ( 4 0 0 M H z ,
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w i t h H P O a t
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2.4c Tetradecanenitrile: (B10):
2
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d i c h l o r o m et h a n e: p e t r o l e u m e t h e r = 1 : 1 0 ; 9 0 % y i e l d
( 18 8 . 2 m g ) ; c o lo u r l e s s o i l ; 1 H N M R ( 4 0 0 M H z , C D C l 3 ) d
2 . 3 3 ( t , J = 7 . 2 H z , 2 H ) , 1 . 6 8 – 1 . 5 7 ( m , 2 H ) , 1 . 4 4 ( s , 2 H ) ,
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( 10 0 M H z , C D C l 3 ) d 1 1 9 . 9 4 , 3 2 . 0 3 , 2 9 . 7 4 , 2 9 . 7 0 , 2 9 . 6 1 ,
2 9 . 4 5 , 2 9 . 4 2 , 2 8 . 8 8 , 2 8 . 7 8 , 2 5 . 5 0 , 2 2 . 8 0 , 1 7 . 2 3 , 1 4 .2 1 ; M S
( 70 e V ) : m / z ( % ) 2 0 9 . 2 ( M ?, 1 0 0 )
Table 2. C a t a ly s t o p t i m i z a t i o n f o r o n e - p o t s y n t he s i s o f
n i t r i le .
a
b
E n t r y H P O C a t a ly s t m o l e % T i m e ( h ) Y i e ld ( % )
4
3
2.4d (4-fluoro-phenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile
(D1): W hi t e s o l id , M . p . 1 7 0 – 1 7 3 °C ; I R ( KB r ) m: c m -1
;
1
2
3
4
5
0 . 5 %
1.0%
1 . 5 %
2 . 0 %
2 . 5 %
9
5
3 . 5
2 . 5
2 . 0
8 5
99
9 5
9 5
9 5
2 2 1 7 , 1 6 7 7 , 1 2 2 6 , 8 3 6 ( c m -1 ) ; H N M R ( 4 0 0 M H z , D M S O -
d 6 ) d 7 . 4 – 7 . 6 0 ( m , 5 H ) , 7 . 9 2 – 8 . 0 1 ( d , J = 6 . 5 H z , 2 H ) ,
8 . 0 1 – 8 . 03 ( d , J = 6 . 8 , 2 H ) , 9 . 4 5 ( s , 1 H ) ; M S ( m / z ) 2 6 5 .2 5 .
1
2.4e
1,3-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile
(D2):
a
-
1
E x p e r i m e n t a l c o n d i ti o n s : B e n z a l d e h y d e ( 1 m m o l ) , N H
O H . H C l ( 1 m m o l ) , H P O ( 1 m m o l ) a t 1 0 0 °C .
I s o la t e d y i e l d .
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c
m
;
2
2
1
3
,
1 5 8 9 , 1 2 1 4 , 8 1 9 ( c m -1 ) ; H N M R ( 4 0 0 M H z , D M S O - d 6 ) d
7 . 3 6 – 7 . 56 ( m , 5 H ) , 7 . 6 0 – 7 . 9 4 ( m , 5 H ) , 9 . 4 2 ( s , 1 H ) ; H R M S
1
3
4
b
c
( E S I ) m / z c al c d. F o r C H N [ M ?H ] ?: 2 4 6 . 2 2 , f o u n d :
3
B o l d s i g n i fi e s t h e o p t i m i z e d a n d s u i t a b l e c a t a l y s t a nd s o l -
v e n t f o r t h e s y n t h e si s o f n i t r i l e s .
1
6
1
1
2
4
6
.
3
0
.