Isobutyronitrile → HCID 66743323, compound

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To a flask containing a solution of 6,8-difluoro-3,4-dihydro-2H-isoquinolin-1-one (4 g, 21.8 mmol) and isobutyronitrile (6.04 g, 87.4 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (45 ml) was added a solution of potassium bis(trimethylsily)amide (50.4 ml, 0.91M in tetrahydrofuran) and the mixture was placed in an oil bath and heated to 70° C. On heating a red-brown homogeneous solution was obtained within 5 minutes. After 1 hour at 70° C., additional potassium bis(trimethylsily)amide (5 ml of 0.91 M) was added and was stirring continued for another 30 minutes. The flask was cooled to ambient temperature and the reaction was quenched with water (125 ml). Ethyl acetate (100 ml) was added and the material was transferred to a separatory funnel. The organic phase was collected and the aqueous phase was back extracted with ethyl acetate (2×70 ml). The combined organic phases were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with 100% dichloromethane to 3% methanol/dichloromethane to provide a semi-pure component (710 mg, 33% purity) as well as pure product as a white powder (316 mg). (M+H)+=233 m/e.

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