Uses
2-(Cyanomethyl)benzoic Acid react with substituted to synthesize 1-Aryl-2H-isoquinolin-3-ones. Also, it is used in the synthesis of 6-(3-Aminophenyl)-3-(phenylamino)isoquinolin-1(2H)-one which is an inhibitor of the dual-specificity phosphatase Cdc25B.
Uses
2-(Cyanomethyl)benzoic Acid react with substituted to synthesize 1-Aryl-2H-isoquinolin-3-ones. Also, it is used in the synthesis of 6-(3-Aminophenyl)-3-(phenylamino)isoquinolin-1(2H)-one which is an inhibitor of the dual-specificity phosphatase Cdc25B.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the nitrile (with considerable loss) from *benzene, glacial acetic acid or H2O. The methyl ester has m 47-48o (from *C6H6). [Price & Rogers Org Synth Coll Vol III 174 1955, Beilstein 9 H 859, 9 II 618, 9 III 4267.]