Potassium Cyanide → HCID 21858375, compound

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To a suspension of 2-C-methyl-1,2,3,5-tetra-O-benzoyl-β-D-ribofuranose 1.3, (50 g) in anhydrous MeOH (1000 mL) was added KCN (150 mg) and the mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature under argon for 15 hr during which time all the material dissolved in the solvent and the solution became clear. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was dried under vacuum to deliver 14.9 g of product 7.2.

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