Sodium hydride → 1,2,6,7-tetrahydro-8H-cyclopenta[d]furo[2,3-b]pyridin-8-ylideneacetonitrile

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To a suspension of 60% sodium hydride (137 mg, 3.42 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (15 mL) was added diethyl cyanomethylphosphonate (600 μL, 3.71 mmol) under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 15 min. A solution of 1,2,6,7-tetrahydro-8H-cyclopenta[d]furo[2,3-b]pyridin-8-one (500 mg, 2.85 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (15 mL) was added thereto, and the mixture was further stirred for 15 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane=30/70→80/20) to give the title compound (514 mg, yield 91%).

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