Sodium Cyanide → HCID 178510964, compound

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A solution of (3-chloropropyl)indazole (Sasakura et al, Synth. Comm., 18, pg 259 (1988)) (750 mg, 3.75 mM) in dimethylformamide (25 ml) was stirred at room temperature and sodium cyanide (370 mg, 7.5 mM) added in one portion. The resulting mixture was heated at 90° C. for 4 hr. The dimethylformamide was removed in vacuo and the residue partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. The combined organics were dried over magnesium sulfate. Column chromatography (ethyl acetate/cyclohexane, 1:1) provided 3-(3-cyanopropyl)indazole as a clear oil (3.21 g, 83%).

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