Dichloromethane → HCID 19349416, compound

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A mixture of the product from Example 28 (0.73 g), tetrabutylammonium bromide (0.01 g), potassium cyanide (0.52 g), dichloromethane (2 ml) and water (2 ml) was heated under reflux for 3 h. It was then cooled, water (20 ml) was added, and the mixture was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The extracts were combined, dried and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by flash column chromatography, eluting with methanol:ethyl acetate (3:97 by volume), to give 3-(1-cyano-1-methylethyl)-5-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)phenylacetonitrile. Nmr in deuteriochloroform: δ 8.18(1H,s), 8.0(1H,s), 7.42(1H,m), 7.38(1H,m), 7.18(1H,m), 5.4(2H,s), 3.78(2H,s), 1.72(6H,s).

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