Sodium Bicarbonate → 6-Ethenylpyridine-3-carbonitrile

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A mixture of 0.163 g (1.1 mmol) 5-cyano-2-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyridine and 0.029 g (0.15 mmol) p-toluenesulfonic acid hydrate in 10 mL toluene was heated to reflux for five hours in a flask equipped with a Dean-Stark trap. The cooled mixture was neutralized with 5 mL saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and extracted with ether (3×15 mL). The extract was washed with 3 mL brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated to give an oil which was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel elating with 1:3 ethyl acetate:hexane to give 0.052 g (36%) 5-cyano-2-vinylpyridine, mp 29°-30° C.

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