Preparation of N-(4-nitrophenyl)-N-methylaminoacetonitrile (NPAN) derivatives

Book · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:55385

Romero, E; Clark, R D ^[1]; Penn, B ^[2]

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1. New Mexico Highlands Univ., Las Vegas, NM (United States). School of Natural Science
2. NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL (United States). Space Science Lab.

During the last decade the non-linear optical properties of organic molecules have become of interest because of their possible use in optical switching, telecommunications, and optical computing. One compound that has drawn particular interest is N-(4-nitrophenyl)-N-methylaminoacetonitrile, commonly known as NPAN. The authors have used the Strecker reaction to produce NPAN in good yield and high purity. Using this route, a series of NPAN derivatives are being synthesized based on the N-alkyl-4-nitrobenzeneamine compounds synthesized by the research group. These compounds are expected to have superior non-linear optical properties.

• OSTI ID: 55385
• Report Number(s): CONF-9310328--; ISBN 1-56676-232-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
AROMATICS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
NITRILES
NONLINEAR OPTICS
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
PRECIPITATION
SYNTHESIS