Sodium Cyanide → 4-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-4-methylpentanenitrile

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0.74 g (3.8 mmol) of 2-(4-chloro-1,1-dimethylbutyl)-1,3-dioxolane) and 0.50 g (7.7 mmol) of sodium cyanide in 5 mL of DMSO was heated to 100° C. with stirring. After 18 hours the solution was cooled to RT, diluted with water, and the mixture extracted with ether (3×). The combined ether extracts were washed with water (3×), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo to afford 0.69 g (90%) of the desired compound as a light yellow liquid.

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