Reaction of Cyanogen with Organic Compounds. 1. Secondary Aliphatic Amines.

摘要

This paper is the first of a series in which will be reported the results of all extensive study of the reactions of cyanogen with organic compounds. On the basis of its inorganic reactions cyanogen has repeatedly been compared to the halogens (1, 2). Some early work even indicated that a similar comparison could be made in the field of organic chemistry. Merz (3), for example, reported that a mixture of benzene vapor and cyanogen passed through a red hot tube gave benzonitrile, terephthalic acid nitrile, and hydrogen cyanide. Desgrez (4) studied the effect of aluminum chloride and cyanogen on boiling benzene. Decomposition of the reaction products with concentrated hydrochloric acid yielded benzonitrlle, benzoyl cyanide, benzil, and unidentified compounds. Vorlander (5) claimed that toluene, diphenyl, ethylbenzene, and phenetole behaved in a similar manner. jg p.2.