Sodium Cyanide → 2-(Dimethylamino)-2-(2-(4-fluorophenyl)oxazol-4-yl)acetonitrile

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2-(4-Fluorophenyl)oxazole-4-carbaldehyde (1.0 g, 5.23 mmol) was dissolved in THF-MeOH (20 mL, 1:1 v/v). This solution was added to a solution of dimethylamine hydrochloride (470 mg, 5.7 mmol) and NaCN (640 mg, 13.0 mmol) in water. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, and then diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. The combined extracts were washed with H2O and brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 2-(dimethylamino)-2-(2-(4-fluorophenyl)oxazol-4-yl)acetonitrile (1.0 g, crude) as a brown oil, which was used without further purification. MS (ESI) m/z: Calculated for C13H12FN3O: 245.10. found: 245.9 (M+H)+.

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