Pentanenitrile, 4,4-dimethyl-3-oxo- → 4-(5-Amino-3-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzonitrile

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A cream suspension of 4-cyanophenylhydrazine hydrochloride (1.70 g, 10.0 mmol) and 4,4-dimethyl-3-oxopentanenitrile (1.31 g, 10.5 mmol) in EtOH (25 mL) was stirred at reflux for 4 h, then at RT for 64 h, and again at reflux for 24 h. The solution was cooled to RT, concentrated in vacuo, and partitioned between water (50 mL) and EtOAc (75 mL). The organics were washed with brine (50 mL), dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to leave an orange solid (2.28 g, 95%). LCMS (Method 3): Rt 3.45 min, m/z 241 [MH+].

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