Trimethylsilyl cyanide → 3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-(4-methoxybenzylamino)-2-methyl propanenitrile

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To a cooled (0° C.) solution of 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-(1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-ylidene)methanamine (4.41 g, 19.07 mmol) in DCM (100 ml) was added cyanotrimethylsilane (2.84 g, 28.6 mmol) and magnesium bromide. The mixture was stirred at RT for 90 h and then diluted with sat. NaHCO3 (200 ml). After stirring at RT for 1 h, the organic phase was separated, washed with a further portion of sat. NaHCO3 (100 ml), dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound.

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