Ammonium Chloride → cis-5-Hydroxy-2,2-dimethylcyclohexanecarbonitrile

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Under a nitrogen atmosphere, a solution of 2,2-dimethyl-5-oxocyclohexanecarbonitrile (4.0 g, 0.0265 mol) in methanol (30 ml) was added dropwise to a solution of sodium borohydride (1.00 g, 0.0265 mol) in methanol (40 ml) at 0° C. After 1 hour, sodium borohydride (0.0133 mol) was further added thereto and the resulting mixture was warmed up to room temperature. After 45 minutes, a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution was added to the reaction solution and then the methanol was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting aqueous solution was diluted with water and extracted with chloroform, and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The organic layer dried was concentrated under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain cis-5-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylcyclohexanecarbonitrile (3.0550 g, 75%).

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