Dipropylamine → 2-(Dipropylamino)isonicotinonitrile

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2-Chloroisonicotinonitrile (1.0 g) and dipropylamine (10 mL) were placed in a sealed heavy wall tube and heated to 100° C. for 18 h. The mixture was removed from heat and cooled to room temperature. The dipropylamine was removed under reduced pressure and the residue chromatographed on silica gel using 2% ethyl acetate in hexanes as eluent to give 1.06 g of the title compound: MS (ESI+) for C12H17N3 m/z 204.1 (M+H)+.

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