p-Nitrophenylacetonitrile

It acts as a precursor that is reduced and converted to form the essential 4-hydroxyphenylacetamide backbone found in the atenolol molecule. p-Nitrophenylacetonitrile serves as an important raw material in the synthesis of the beta-adrenergic receptor blocker atenolol.

API Name Atenolol
CAS No 555-21-5
Molecular Formula C8H6N2O2
Molecular Weight 162.15 g/mol
Synonyms 2-(4-nitrophenyl)acetonitrile

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