Molbank (May 2022)

A Convenient Synthesis towards 2-Bromo-2-(methoxy(phenyl)methyl)malononitrile and 2-Iodo-2-(methoxy(phenyl)methyl)malononitrile

  • Jialuo Chen,
  • Lili Duan,
  • Kunming Liu,
  • Jin-Biao Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/M1373
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2022, no. 2
p. M1373

Abstract

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This short note elaborates a concise protocol for the synthesis of two novel vicinal haloethers bearing a malonontrile group, 2-bromo-2-(methoxy(phenyl)methyl)malononitrile (1) and 2-iodo-2-(methoxy(phenyl)methyl)malononitrile (2). The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by 1H, 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The final products indicate that methanol not only acts as solvent but also participates in and dominates the reaction result.

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