Sodium Cyanide → 2-(1-benzyl-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)acetonitrile

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1-Benzyl-3-(bromomethyl)-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazole (200 mg, 0.6 mmol) and sodium cyanide (30 mg, 0.6 mmol) were stirred in DMF (6 mL). After several h, more sodium cyanide (60 mg, 1.2 mmol) was added to the reaction. A 25% ammonium hydroxide solution in water was added to the reaction and the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to yield 2-(1-benzyl-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)acetonitrile (130 mg, yield 80%) MS (ESI) m/z: Calculated for C18H15N3: 273.13. found: 274.1 (M+H)+.

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