Sodium Cyanide → HCID 19001673, compound

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6.9 g of 5-chloromethyl-6-isopropyl-1,3-benzodioxole was dissolved in 100 ml of dimethyl sulfoxide, followed by the addition of 3.12 g of sodium cyanide. The obtained mixture was stirred at a room temperature for 3 hours and distilled to remove the solvent. Ethyl acetate was added to the residue and the obtained mixture was washed with water and a saturated aqueous solution of common salt successively, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated to obtain 6.26 g of the title compound as a crude oil.

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