Reaction #944003

Reaction equation

N-(4-methylbenzylidene)-4-methylthioaniline

trimethylsilyl cyanide

→

title compound

α-(4-Methylphenyl)-α-(4-methylthioanilino) acetonitrile

Conditions

Procedure

Following a procedure similar to that described in Example 1(ii), but using N-(4-methylbenzylidene)-4-methylthioaniline [prepared as described in step (i) above] and trimethylsilyl cyanide as starting materials, the title compound was obtained as a pale yellow powder (yield 73%).

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