Water → 6-Isothiocyanato-2,4-dimethylnicotinonitrile

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A suspension of 6-amino-3-cyano-2,4-dimethylpyridine (0.1 g, 0.68 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (1 mL) was added to a vigorously stirred mixture of CaCO3 (0.41 g, 4.11 mmol) in a 1:2 water:CH2Cl2 mixture (9 mL total) at room temp. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. and thiophosgene (0.09 g, 0.78 mmol) was added dropwise. The resulting mixture was allowed to warm to room temp and was stirred overnight. The resulting aqueous layer was back-extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×10 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water (10 mL), dried (MgSO4) and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by chromatography (SiO2, 10% EtOAc/hex) to give 2,4-dimethyl-3-cyano-6-pyridyl isothiocyanate (0.12 g, 91%): CI-MS m/z 190 ((M+H)+).

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