ChemInform Abstract: CONFORMATIONALLY CONSTRAINED ANALOGS OF MESCALINE
Chemischer Informationsdienst January 14, 1975 R. J. Wolters, A. J. Bej, N. S. Tanner
A chemical reaction converts 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylacetonitrile (I) with bromopropionitrile in the presence of sodium hydride in dimethylformamide to yield a glutaronitrile derivative (II) in 50% yield. Subsequent alkaline hydrolysis of (II) produces a glutaric acid derivative (III) in 77% yield.