“…3. Monoalkylated and monoacylated phenylacetonitriles Monoalkylated and monoacylated phenylacetonitriles have been converted to trisubstituted acetonitriles by heterylation (818) and alkylation with alkyl halides (25, 535, 875, 880), aralkyl halides (54,627), dialkylaminoalkyl halides (73,110,136,147,247,278,451,453,454,567,736,738,886), halonitriles (649), and dihaloalkanes (37,472,605,807) (44) CHsCOCHRCN (1) NaNH2 (2) Br(CH,),Cl' CH3COCR(CN) (CH2)3C1 (37) RCH(CN)CH3 There are, however, three types of alkylations which should be discussed in more detail. It has been possible to alkylate cycloalkylidenephenylacetonitriles to give alkyl-l-cycloalkenylphenylacetonitriles (453,454,880).…”