Potassium Cyanide → HCID 53800255, compound

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To a solution of potassium cyanide (205 mg) in dry DMF (10 ml) was added the compound of Example 12 (1.0 g) and the reaction mixture stirred at room temperature for 3 hr then at 50° C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was poured into a saturated NaHCO3 solution (2.5 g Na2CO3 in 120 ml ice). The resulting yellow precipitate was filtered offand washed with water. Recrystallisation from EtOAc/hexane (1:2) gave the title compound (575 mg) as yellow needles (mp 121°-123° C.).Found C, 69.15; H, 5.73; N, 14.13. C17H17N3O2 requires C, 69.14; H, 5.80; N, 14.23%.

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