71312-64-6

Basic information

• Product Name: β-Hydroxy-4-nitrobenzenepropanenitrile
• Synonyms: β-Hydroxy-4-nitrobenzenepropanenitrile
• CAS NO: 71312-64-6
• Molecular Formula: C₉H₈N₂O₃
• Molecular Weight: 192.17142
• Mol File: 71312-64-6.mol
• Article Data: 8

Chemical Properties

• Appearance: /
• CAS DataBase Reference: β-Hydroxy-4-nitrobenzenepropanenitrile(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: β-Hydroxy-4-nitrobenzenepropanenitrile(71312-64-6)
• EPA Substance Registry System: β-Hydroxy-4-nitrobenzenepropanenitrile(71312-64-6)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 71312-64-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 555-16-8 4-nitrobenzaldehdye 
• 590-17-0 cyanomethyl bromide 
• 18293-53-3 2-trimethylsilylacetonitrile 
• 75-05-8 acetonitrile 
• 17729-59-8 tri-n-butyl(cyanomethyl)stannane 
• 18035-43-3 3-Trimethylsilyloxy-3-<4-nitro-phenyl>-propionitril 

Downstream Products

• 3383-43-5 (4-Nitrobenzoyl)acetonitrile 
• 503188-04-3 (S)-3-hydroxy-3-(4'-nitrophenyl)propanenitrile 

Relevant articles and documents

A robust nickel catalyst for cyanomethylation of aldehydes: Activation of acetonitrile under base-free conditions

Nick of time: The nickel cyanomethyl complex 1 catalyzes the room temperature coupling of aldehydes with acetonitrile under base-free conditions. The catalytic system is long-lived and remarkably efficient with high turnover numbers (TONs) and turnover fr

P(i-PrNCH2CH2)3N as a Lewis base catalyst for the synthesis of β-hydroxynitriles using TMSAN

(Equation Presented) Proazaphosphatrane 1a was found to be an efficient catalyst for synthesis of β-hydroxynitriles via the reaction of trimethylsilylacetonitrile (TMSAN) with aldehydes under mild reaction conditions and typically low catalyst loading (ca. 2 mol %). A variety of functional groups were tolerated, and good to excellent product yields were obtained.

Efficient Lipase-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution and Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of β-Hydroxy Nitriles. A Route to Useful Precursors for γ-Amino Alcohols

An efficient kinetic resolution of racemic β-hydroxy nitriles 1 was performed via Candida antarctica lipase (N-435)-catalyzed transesterification. A variety of racemic alkyl, aryl, and aryloxymethyl substituted β-hydroxy nitriles was efficiently transformed to the corresponding enantiomerically pure acetates (ee > 99% and conversion = 50%) with E values from 40 to > 1000. The combination of the enzymatic kinetic resolution with a ruthenium-catalyzed alcohol racemization led to a dynamic kinetic resolution (ee's up to 99%, yields up to 85%).