Methyl iodide → 2-(5-Nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)propanenitrile

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K2CO3 (359 mg, 2.60 mmol) was added to a solution of 2-(5-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-yl)acetonitrile (200 mg, 0.865 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL). MeI (3071 mg, 21.63 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at 40° C. for 10 h. Then the solution was concentrated and distributed between EA and saturated NaHCO3 solution. The combined organic extract was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The crude material was purified by preparative TLC (PE/EA=5:1, Rf=0.5) to yield a light yellow solid of 2-(5-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)propanenitrile (73.6 mg, 0.300 mmol, 34.7% yield): 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 9.65 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 9.54 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 8.86 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 8.80 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 4.47 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 1.92 (s, 2H), 1.78 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H); ES-LCMS m/z 246.0 (M+H).

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