Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 98126, compound

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4(2-hydroxy-2-phenyl-ethyl)-nicotinonitrile (2.0 g, 8.92 mmol) was dissolved in KOH (1M solution in MeOH, 36 mL, 35.67 mmol) and then stirred at room temperature for about 4 hours under the nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was added with 100 mL of distilled water and extracted twice with 150 mL of methylene chloride. The resulting organic layer was dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filetered, and then concentrated. A silica gel column chromatography (10% MeOH/MC) was performed on the resulting residue and obtained 1.66 g (83%) of 4-styryl-nicotinamide in white solid.

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