Triethylamine → HCID 178485068, compound

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To a stirred solution of 2-(5-methylimidazol-4-ylmethylthio)ethylamine (1.0 g) and triethylamine (0.71 g) in methanol (20 ml) was added N-cyano-N'-methylchloroformamidine (0.82 g) and stirred for 7.5 hrs. at 50°-55° C. After evaporation, the residue was subjected to chromatography on SiO2 [eluant: CHCl3 -MeOH (10:1)]. The resulting crude product was added to water (3 ml) and extracted repeatedly with ethyl acetate. Ethyl acetate extracts were dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and concentrated under a reduced pressure to small volume. The resulting crystals were collected by filtration and washed with ethyl acetate to give N"-cyano-N-methyl-N'-[2-(5-methylimidazol-4-ylmethylthio)ethyl]guanidine (0.33 g). Yield 22.4%, m.p. 134°-137° C.

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