Cyclohexene → (E)-N'-(4-Amino-2-cyanophenyl)-N,N-dimethylformimidamide

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A solution of N′-(2-cyano-4-nitrophenyl)-N,N-dimethylformamidine (30.0 g, 137 mmol), cyclohexene (200 mL) and 10% Pd on carbon (3.0 g) in methanol (1 L) was refluxed for 10 hours under a hydrogen atmosphere. The hot solution was filtered through Celite and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from dichloromethane/carbon tetrachloride to provide the product (23.4 g, 90%) as pale gray crystals.

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