Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-ylsulfonyl)azetidine-3-carbonitrile

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To a solution of 1-N-Boc-3-cyanoazetidine (5.0 g, 27.5 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (50 mL) was added 4 N HCl (50 mL) and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in CH2Cl2 (60 mL) and DIPEA (10.6 mL, 60.4 mmol) and added 1-methylimidazole-4-sulfonyl chloride (4.94 g, 27.5 mmol) and stirred at room temperature for 20 h. The reaction mixture was washed with 2 N NaOH (50 mL), dried over MgSO4 and concentrated under vacuum to afford 8 as a white crystalline solid (4.97 g, 80%); 1H-nmr (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.06 (s, 1H), 7.56 (s, 1H), 4.27-4.19 (m, 4H), 3.82 (s, 3H), 3.43-3.31 (m, 1H); LC-MS (214) 99%, 0.93 min, m/z 227.1 (M+H).

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