2,4,6-Trimethylphenylacetonitrile (Mesitylacetonitrile) may be used in the preparation of 2,4,6-trimethyl-,9-phenethylamine hydrochloride.It may also be employed in the synthesis of the following compounds:ethyl mesitylacetateα-mesitylacetoacetonitrilemesitylacetoneβ-hydroxy-a-mesitylacrylonitrileα-mesitylpropionic acidα-mesityl-8-phenylpropionitrile