Acetonitrile → HCID 21866489, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A solution of 20.5 g (97.5 mmol) of ethyl 2-amino-3-cyano-4-methylthiophene-5-carboxylate in 600 ml of a 1:1 mixture of acetonitrile and dimethylformamide was cooled to 5° C., and 15.7 g (146 mmol) of tert-butyl nitrite were added dropwise, the reaction mixture heating up and vigorous gas evolution beginning. Stirring was carried out for seven hours at room temperature, the mixture was evaporated down in a rotary evaporator and under greatly reduced pressure, the residue was purified by column chromatography (mobile phase: dichloromethane) and 9.1 g (48%) of the desired compound were obtained as a yellow oil.

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