Phenoxyacetonitrile

clear light yellow-brown liquid

Phenoxyacetonitrile may be used in the synthesis of:

• 2,4-dihydroxyphenoxyacetophenones
• methylthio(phenoxy)acetonitrile
• 2,4-diamino-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenoxy)pyrimidine

Phenoxyacetonitrile is a building block that has been used as a reactant for the preparation of [[(oxo)pyridazinyl]phenoxy]acetonitrile derivatives to be used as vasodilators.

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