Ammonia → HCID 21279856, compound

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This nitrile (3.6 g.) in MeOH (80 ml.) and acetonitrile (5 ml.) was treated with mercuric oxide (3.06 g.) and methanolic ammonia (15 ml.). After stirring for 1.5 hours the black suspension was filtered through diatomaceous earth and the filtrates evaporated to give a white solid. The solid was washed with ether and filtered to give 5-[3-(2-[2,2,2-trifluoroethyl]guanidino)-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]valeronitrile (2.87 g.) as a white solid, m.p. 200°-201° after recrystallisation from EtOH.

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