CAS: 7584-09-0

3,5-Dimethylpyridine-2-carbonitrile is a chiral organic compound that has the formula CHNO. It is used in organic syntheses as a building block for various products. 3,5-Dimethylpyridine-2-carbonitrile can be synthesized by nitroaldol reaction of 3,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde and formaldehyde catalyzed by copper(II) acetate. This product is also an important intermediate in the synthesis of bipyridines and oxazolines, which are useful in the manufacture of catalysts and amino alcohols.

3,5-Dimethylpyridine-2-carbonitrile