4-Chloro-2-(methylsulfanyl)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile → trans-4-(3-Hydroxy-cyclopentylamino)-2-methylsulfanyl-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile

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TEA (0.84 mL, 6.04 mmol) was added to a solution of trans-3-amino-cyclopentanol (1.83 g) in anhydrous THF (10 mL), under argon atmosphere. 4-Chloro-2-methylsulfanyl-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile (1.13 g, 6.04 mmol) was then added in two portions and the resulting mixture was stirred, at RT, under argon atmosphere, for 2 h. The liquid layer was decanted and THF was added to the gummy residue. The extraction procedure was repeated and the combined extracts were evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was absorbed onto silica gel and purified by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexane) to give 1.0 g of trans-4-(3-hydroxy-cyclopentylamino)-2-methylsulfanyl-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile.

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