Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl 2-(2-(4-cyanophenyl)pyridin-3-ylthio)-2-methylpropanoate

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A mixture of 4-(3-mercaptopyridin-2-yl)benzonitrile (0.18 g, 0.85 mmol), ethyl 2-bromo-2-methylpropanoate (0.195 g, 1 mmol), and K2CO3 (0.138 g, 1.0 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. After the reaction was completed, the reaction mixture was washed with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, concentrated and purified by chromatography to yield ethyl 2-(2-(4-cyanophenyl)pyridin-3-ylthio)-2-methylpropanoate (0.137 g, 49%).

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