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| | Benzoyl cyanide Basic information |
| Product Name: | Benzoyl cyanide | | Synonyms: | BENZOYL CYANIDE;PHENYLGLYOXYLONITRILE;alpha-oxophenylacetonitrile;Benzoyl cyanide, 95% 25GR;Benzeneacetonitrile,a-oxo-;Glyoxylonitrile, phenyl-;Oxo(phenyl)acetonitrile;Oxo-phenyl-acetonitrile | | CAS: | 613-90-1 | | MF: | C8H5NO | | MW: | 131.13 | | EINECS: | 210-359-7 | | Product Categories: | | | Mol File: | 613-90-1.mol |  |
| | Benzoyl cyanide Chemical Properties |
| | Benzoyl cyanide Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical Properties | yellow to brown low melting mass | | uses | Using benzoyl cyanide as an electrophile also gives selective acylation of the 3-position, as does levulinic acid in the presence of DCC.
Benzoyl cyanide is used to study the mechanism of reduction of benzoyl cyanide in acetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide and acetonitrile. It undergoes hydrolysis by Rhodococcus sp. CCZU10-1 to form benzoylformic acid. Reagent for selective acylation of amino compounds. | | Definition | ChEBI: Benzoyl cyanide is an alpha-ketonitrile and an aromatic ketone. It is functionally related to a benzoic acid. | | Preparation | Benzoyl cyanide is prepared by treatment of benzoyl chloride with sodium cyanide under phase-transfer catalytic conditions. This process is also used to convert 4-methyl, 4-methoxy, and 4-chlorobenzoyl chlorides into the corresponding benzoyl cyanides, and similarly cinnamoyl chloride into cinnamoyl cyanide (98%).
| | Synthesis Reference(s) | Synthetic Communications, 15, p. 849, 1985 DOI: 10.1080/00397918508063881 | | General Description | Benzoyl cyanide is used to study the mechanism of reduction of benzoyl cyanide in acetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide and acetonitrile. It undergoes hydrolysis by Rhodococcus sp. CCZU10-1 to form benzoylformic acid. |
| | Benzoyl cyanide Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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