off-white to light yellow crystalline powder
2-Bromo-4′-cyanoacetophenone may be used to synthesize:
- 3-acylindolizines
- (2R,3R)-3-[4-(4-cyanophenyl)thiazol-2-yl]-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanol
- 1-[2-(4-cyanophenyl)-2-oxoethyl]-1,10-phenanthrolinium bromide
4-(2-Bromoacetyl)benzonitrile is useful for the irreversible inhibitory activity of Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3). Phenylhalomethylketones can be used in the study of novel GSK-3 inhibitors.
2-Bromo-4′-cyanoacetophenone can be synthesized from ethylbenzene via aerobic photooxidation using aqueous HBr.
