Ethyl Acetate → 2-Amino-5-methylpyridine-3-carbonitrile

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To a solution of 2-amino-3-bromo-5-methylpyridine (3.74 g) in DMF (30 mL) was added copper(I) cyanide (4.48 g), and the mixture was stirred under microwave irradiation at 180° C. for 30 min. To the reaction mixture were added ethyl acetate and water, 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (50 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred. Insoluble material was filtered off through celite. The aqueous layer and organic layer were separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was collected, washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane) to give the title compound (357 mg) as a colorless solid.

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