N-benzyl-2-cyanoacetamide

Conditions: temp:100.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To benzylamine (1.07 g, 0.01 mol) was added methyl cyanoacetate (0.99 g, 0.01 mol) and the mixture was heated for 16 h at 100° C. without condenser to allow evaporation of the methanol formed. Cooling gave a dark red solid which was triturated with ethanol, filtered and recrystallized from ethanol to give pure title compound in about 40% yield (0.70 g). mp 123°-4° C. evaporation of the methanol formed Cooling gave a dark red solid which was triturated with ethanol filtered recrystallized from ethanol

Conditions: temp:100.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To benzylamine (1.07 g, 0.01 mol) was added methyl cyanoacetate (0.99 g, 0.01 mol) and the mixture was heated for 16 h at 100° C. without condenser to allow evaporation of the methanol formed. Cooling gave a dark red solid which was triturated with ethanol, filtered and recrystallized from ethanol to give pure title compound in about 40% yield (0.70 g). mp 123°-4° C. evaporation of the methanol formed Cooling gave a dark red solid which was triturated with ethanol filtered recrystallized from ethanol

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: As for Example 1, N-benzyl-2-cyanoacetamide, m.p. 122°-123° C., is heated with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal to give N-benzyl-2-cyano-3-dimethylaminoacrylamide as colorless needles, m.p. 160.5°-161° C.

Conditions: temp:100.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To benzylamine (1.07 g, 0.01 mol) was added methyl cyanoacetate (0.99 g, 0.01 mol) and the mixture was heated for 16 h at 100° C. without condenser to allow evaporation of the methanol formed. Cooling gave a dark red solid which was triturated with ethanol, filtered and recrystallized from ethanol to give pure title compound in about 40% yield (0.70 g). mp 123°-4° C. evaporation of the methanol formed Cooling gave a dark red solid which was triturated with ethanol filtered recrystallized from ethanol

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: As for Example 1, N-benzyl-2-cyanoacetamide, m.p. 122°-123° C., is heated with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal to give N-benzyl-2-cyano-3-dimethylaminoacrylamide as colorless needles, m.p. 160.5°-161° C.

Conditions: temp:100.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To benzylamine (1.07 g, 0.01 mol) was added methyl cyanoacetate (0.99 g, 0.01 mol) and the mixture was heated for 16 h at 100° C. without condenser to allow evaporation of the methanol formed. Cooling gave a dark red solid which was triturated with ethanol, filtered and recrystallized from ethanol to give pure title compound in about 40% yield (0.70 g). mp 123°-4° C. evaporation of the methanol formed Cooling gave a dark red solid which was triturated with ethanol filtered recrystallized from ethanol