Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(Adamantan-1-yl)-1-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-5-amine

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To a solution of acetonitrile (200 μL, 160 mg, 1.60 mmol) in THF (10 mL) at RT was added a solution of potassium 2-methylbutan-2-olate in toluene (1.7 M, 6.7 mL, 11 mmol) followed by the dropwise addition of ethyl adamantane-1-carboxylate (798 mg, 3.8 mmol) and the reaction mixture maintained at RT for 16 hr. The resulting mixture was concentrated in vacuo to a volume of ˜10 mL and was then diluted with EtOH (10 mL), treated with p-tolylhydrazine hydrochloride (607 mg, 3.83 mmol) and was acidified to pH 1 by the addition of conc hydrochloric acid. The resulting heterogeneous mixture was heated to 70° C. for 2 hr, was cooled to RT and concentrated in vacuo to a volume of ˜10 mL. The mixture was diluted with water (30 mL) and was adjusted to pH 12 by the addition of 2M aq NaOH and was then extracted with EtOAc (2×20 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (30 mL), dried, and then evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (SiO2, EtOAc in isohexane, 0-50%, gradient elution) and the impure product so obtained was triturated with isohexane (20 mL) to afford the title compound, Intermediate A29, as an impure beige solid (730 mg, 65% purity, 40%) containing approximately 35% w/w 3-(adamantan-1-yl)-3-oxopropanenitrile; Rt 4.92 min (Method 1 basic); m/z 308 (M+H)+, (ES+). This material was used in subsequent steps without further purification.

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