In addition to the previously reported benzyloxyacetonitrile, methyl benzyloxyacetimidate has been shown to be a major product in the reaction of benzyl chloride, formaldehyde, and sodium cyanide in methanol. Pyrolytic elimination of methanol from the acetimidate occurs readily to yield the acetonitrile.
R. B. LaCount and C. E. Griffin, J. Chem. Soc. C, 1966, 2071 DOI: 10.1039/J39660002071
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