3-(Cyanomethyl)pyridine-2-carbonitrile → 6-Methoxy-1,7-naphthyridin-8-amine

Participants

Reaction Steps

To a 1 L round bottom flask was added 3-(cyanomethyl)picolinonitrile (63.6 mmol), MeOH (500 mL), followed by sodium methoxide (76.3 mmol). The mixture was heated at reflux for 18 h, after which time the solvent was removed. The residue was diluted with water (400 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×200 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. The resultant crude residue was purified by silica gel to yield 6-methoxy-1,7-naphthyridin-8-amine (1.05 g, 5.99 mmol, 9.4%) as an off-white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ ppm 8.50 (d, J=2.75 Hz, 1H), 7.95 (d, J=8.24 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (dd, J=8.25, 4.40 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (s, 2H), 6.16 (s, 1H), 3.79 (s, 3H).

Provenance & Evidence