Selective α-Monomethylation of Phenylacetonitrile with Dimethyl Carbonate or Methanol over Alkali-Exchanged Faujasites

Article abstract of DOI:10.1006/jcat.1994.1019

Phenylacetonitrile was found to be selectively methylated into α-methylphenylacetonitrile (MPAN) in the vapor phase with dimethyl carbonate or methanol by using alkali ion-exchanged zeolites as catalysts.When methanol was used as a methylating agent, a 27