Cyclopropane → 3-Cyclopropyl-4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-5-yl)benzonitrile

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3-Bromo-4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-5-yl)benzonitrile, prepared above, is converted to the corresponding cyclopropane by the method outlined in Tet. Lett. 2002, 43, 6987. MS (ESI) m/z 264.1 (M+H); 1H NMR (400 MHz, MeOD) δ ppm 0.69-0.80 (m, 2 H), 0.94-1.06 (m, 2 H), 1.69-1.80 (m, 2 H), 1.93-2.04 (m, 2 H), 2.24-2.34 (m, 1 H), 2.76-2.86 (m, 2 H), 5.95 (d, J=6.1 Hz, 1 H), 6.64-6.72 (m, 2 H), 7.15 (s, 1 H), 7.35 (s, 1 H), 7.39 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1 H).

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