Table 2.
Synthesis of 1-Phenylcyclopropane acetonitrile (2a) with different phase transfer catalysts.
*All reactions were carried out on a 10 mg scale. The reaction was monitored by TLC and LCMS. Phase transfer catalyst (0.1 eq), 1,2-dibromoethane (1.0 eq), 2-phenyl acetonitrile (1.0 eq), NaOH (2.0 eq), H2O (50% Volume with respect to weight of NaOH).