Ethyl cyanoacetate → 2-cyano-N-cyclopropylacetamide

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To a flask charged with cyclopropylamine (12.3 g, 215.3 mmol) was added ethyl cyanoacetate (9.8 g, 86.1 mmol). The reaction was stirred at 45° C. for 1.5 hour, cooled and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 10.7 g title compound (˜100%) as a light yellow solid. 1H NMR (300.132 MHz, CDCl3) δ 6.20 (bs, 1H), 3.34 (s, 2H), 2.75 (m, 2H), 0.83 (m, 2H), 0.59 (m, 2H).

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