Water → HCID 66846594, compound

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A solution of N-methylacetamide (416 mg, 5.69 mmol) in THF (15 mL) at room temperature was treated with NaH (228 mg, 5.69 mmol), stirred for 15 min, treated with 6-bromomethyl-3-methylpyridine-2-carbonitrile (1.0 g, 4.74 mmol), stirred for 16 h, poured into water (50 mL), extracted with EtOAc (3×15 mL) and the combined organic phase was dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound (665 mg, 69%) as a yellow oil; NMR δH (400 MHz, CDCl3) 2.15 (3H, s), 2.53 (3H, s), 3.09 (3H, s), 4.65 (2H, s), 7.43 (1H, d, J 8.0 Hz) and 7.61 (1H, d, J 8.0 Hz); M/Z 204 (M+H)+

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