Trimethylsilyl cyanide → (8-ethyl-4H-benzo[1,3]dioxin-6-yl)-[4-(5-methyl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl)phenylamino]acetonitrile

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After adding 794 mg of 4-(5-methyl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl)phenylamine, 871 mg of 8-ethyl-4H-benzo[1,3]dioxine-6-carbaldehyde, 1 g of MS3A and 1 ml of trimethylsilyl cyanide to a solution of 281 mg of Yb(OTf)3 in 20 ml of dichloromethane under a nitrogen atmosphere, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite, and the celite was washed with 100 ml of ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure to give (8-ethyl-4H-benzo[1,3]dioxin-6-yl)-[4-(5-methyl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl)phenylamino]acetonitrile (crude product) as a light yellow solid.

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