HCID 549238, compound → HCID 21218586, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a slurry of Raney-Ni (1.9 g, 50% in H2O, rinsed 3 times with EtOH before use) in EtOH (20 mL) was added methyl 2-cyanobutanoate (200 mg, 1.57 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere at room temperature for 20 hours. The liquid was then carefully decanted into another flask and the metal was washed twice with EtOH. The combined EtOH solution was concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound in 200 mg, which was used in the subsequent step without further purification.

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