The carbanion of 2-phenylpropionitrile adds to nitrobenzene in the p-position in liquid ammonia to give the relative stable σH-adduct which is oxidised with KMnO4 to 2-phenyl-2-(4-nitrophenyl)propionitrile; the relationships of rates of various reactions in these systems are estimated.
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