<i>N</i>-[(1<i>R</i>)-1-(4-Chlorophenyl)ethyl]-Cyanamide

Abstract

The title compound was synthesized by electrophilic cyanation of commercially available (R)-4-chloro-α-methylbenzylamine with cyanogen bromide in diethyl ether, and isolated as a yellow oil in 84% yield. It was characterized by 1H and 13C{1H] NMR, IR, HRMS, and specific rotation measurements.

Keywords

• cyanamides
• electrophilic cyanation
• cyanogen bromide
• amines
• chiral molecules