Nitriles (la-k) were obtained by dehydrochlorination of the corresponding~- chlorocinnamonitriles, which were prepared by the Meerwein reaction from acrylonitrile and the appropriate diazonium chloride. Nitriles (lla-b) were obtained by the Meerwein reaction. Nitriles (llc-f) were synthesized by cyanoalkylation of the aromatic nucleus in the presence of aluminum chloride. The synthesis and properties of (la-h),(lla-b), and (lie-f) have been ...
