54518-43-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Cyanomethylation versus Reductive Saturation and Hydrodimerisation during the Electroreduction αβ-Unsaturated Nitriles in Acetonitriles
Bellamy, Anthony J.,Kerr, John B.,McGregor, CChristopher J.,MacKirdy, Iain S.
, p. 161 - 168 (2007/10/02)
Results for the electroreduction of cinnamonitrile, 3-methylcinnamonitrile, and acrylonitrile in acetonitrile under a variety of conditions are reported in detail, and the factors which favour the formation of glutaronitrile derivatives (cyanomethylation) versus reductive saturation and hydrodimerization have been identified.Cyanomethylation of acrylonitrile has also been studied using (i) azobenzene-acetonitrile, and (ii) phenylsulphonylacetonitrile-dimethylformamide, as the source of electrogenerated -CH2CN.
Cyanomethylation during the Electroreduction of Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds in Acetonitrile
Abbot, Elaine M.,Bellamy, Anthony J.,Kerr, John B.,MacKirdy, Iain S.
, p. 425 - 430 (2007/10/02)
The formation of substituted 3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropiononitriles (II), cinnamonitriles (III), 3-phenylpropiononitriles (IV), and 3-phenylglutaronitriles (V) during the electroreduction of acetophenone, benzaldehyde, and benzophenone in acetonitrile has been studied.The factors which influence the distribution of these products and their importance relative to the 'normal' reduction products, pinacols (VII) and carbinols (VIII), have been identified; current density, temperature, and water concentration are the most important.The distribution of acetonitrile-derived products is compared with that found when the corresponding cinnamonitriles (III) are electroreduced.
