Water → HCID 68616364, compound

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NaH (55% in mineral oil, 0.23 g) was added to a solution of (5-bromo-pyridin-2-yl)-acetonitrile (0.50 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) chilled in an ice bath. The resulting mixture was stirred for 10 min in the cooling bath prior to the dropwise addition of bis(2-bromoethyl)ether (0.35 mL) dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (2 mL). The mixture was stirred with cooling for 2 h and at room temperature for 1 h. Water was added and the resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with brine and dried (MgSO4). The solvent was evaporated and the residue was chromatographed on silica gel (cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 4:1→1:1) to give the title compound as a colorless oil. Yield: 0.62 g (91% of theory); LC (method 1): tR=1.70 min; Mass spectrum (ESI+): m/z=267/269 (Br) [M+H]+.

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