Methyl iodide → HCID 53922683, compound

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N-(2-Cyanophenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide (3 g, 0.014 mol) was added to sodium hydride (60% in oil, 0.62 g, 0.026 mol) in THF (40 ml) under nitrogen and stirred for 4 h. Methyl iodide (8.7 ml, 0.14 mol) was added and stirring continued overnight. The mixture was poured onto brine and extracted with ethyl acetate, dried over sodium sulphate and evaporated to give the product (3 g), MS (+EI) 228 (M+). 1H NMR (CDCl3) 7.8 (1H, d), 7.7 (1H, dd), 7.4 (1H, dd), 7.4 (1H, d), 3.43 (3H, s).

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