4-Picoline N-oxide → 2-Cyano-4-methylpyridine

HRID 1166368Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1166368 reaction equation
[N+:1]1([O-])[CH:6]=[CH:5][C:4]([CH3:7])=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.C[Si]([C:13]#[N:14])(C)C.N12CCCN=C1CCCCC2>C1COCC1>[C:13]([C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH3:7])[CH:5]=[CH:6][N:1]=1)#[N:14]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 138574-Picoline N-oxideHCID 811841,8-Diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-eneHCID 82115Trimethylsilyl cyanide

Product 1

HCID 887392-Cyano-4-methylpyridineYield 60%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
25 °C

Procedure

To a suspension of 4-picoline N-oxide (13.64 g, 0.124 mole) in 82 ml of THF, under an inert atmosphere, was added trimethylsilyl cyanide (20.1 ml, 0.15 mole) followed by 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) (4.4 ml, 0.028 mole). After stirring at 25° C. for 12 hours, the reaction mixture was heated to reflux. After 4.5 hours, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the crude sample was eluted with methylene chloride through a pad of Florisil®. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to provide (8.7 g, 60%) of 2-cyano-4-methyl pyridine, a white crystalline solid: mp 88-89° C. Anal. Calc'd. for C7H6N2: C, 71.17; H, 5.12; N, 23.71. Found: C, 70.17; H, 5.12; N, 23.44.

Workup

  1. temperaturethe reaction mixture was heated to reflux
  2. waitAfter 4.5 hours
  3. customthe solvent was removed under reduced pressure
  4. washthe crude sample was eluted with methylene chloride through a pad of Florisil®
  5. customThe solvent was removed under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ea0f8d45d4af46dba9f86f9227c191d5
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2003_09
Patent number
US06613789B2

Reaction notes

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