Dimethylformamide → 7-(3-Pyridyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carbonitrile

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A mixture of 1.0 g. of 3-bromo-7-(3-pyridyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine and 0.50 g. of cuprous cyanide in 25 ml. of N,N-dimethylformamide is heated at reflux temperature for 16 hours. The solvent is removed in vacuo and the residue is triturated with dichloromethane. The dichloromethane solution is passed through a column of hydrous magnesium silicate. The eluent is concentrated and hexane added to give the product of the example as tan crystals, m.p. 258°-260° C.

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