Diethyl Ether → 5-Cyanomethyl-6-methyl-2-phenyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)pyrimidine

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To a solution of sodium cyanide (4.8 g) in water (50 ml) was added a suspension of 5-bromomethyl-6-methyl-2-phenyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)pyrimidine (30 g) in a mixture of ethanol (180 ml) and tetrahydrofuran (180 ml), and the mixture was refluxed for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into a mixture of ice-water (200 ml) and diethyl ether (200 ml). The precipitate was filtered, washed with water, dried in vacuo to give 5-cyanomethyl-6-methyl-2-phenyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)pyrimidine (22.5 g).

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