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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jonathan Hutton, Adlington, GB;
Assignee:
Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2604 / ;
Abstract
An improved process for the preparation of p-hydroxybenzyl cyanide by the reaction of p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol with an alkali metal cyanide, by carrying out the process in the presence of an alkyl formate, especially n-propyl formate. The cyanide product is a valuable intermediate for the preparation of the .beta.-adrenergic blocking agent atenolol.