Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 57635950, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 1,5-dicyanopentane (1) (6.5 mL, 50 mmol) and ethyl formate (20 mL, 250 mmol) in dry diethyl ether (200 mL), sodium hydride (60%, 4 g. 100 mmol) was added. The re-action mixture was refluxed for four h, cooled to room temperature filtered and rinsed with ether and dried. To a solution of above obtained white solid in 80% ethanol/water was added hydrazine hydrochloride (6.29 g. 61 mmol). The reaction mixture was adjusted to pH 3 with concentrated HCl and then refluxed for 2 h, cooled to room temperature and neutralized with NaHCO3. Solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was dried in vacuum. The residue was suspended in ethanol and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated, dissolved in 5% MeOH/CH2C12, filtered through a short silica gel column, rinsed with 5% MeOH/CH2C12 and concentrated to give 5-(5-amino-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pentanenitrile 2 as a oil.

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