Dimethylformamide → HCID 68650730, compound

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3-Amino-6-bromo-N-methylpyrazine-2-carboxamide (2.0 g, 8.7 mmol) and copper (I) cyanide (3.9 g, 43.5 mmol) were taken into DMF (20 mL) and the mixture was heated to reflux for two hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature then diluted with ethyl acetate (250 mL). The insoluble residue was removed by filtration and the filtrate partitioned with water. The organic layer was separated and washed with water (2×) then brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Filtration and concentration afforded 3-amino-6-cyano-N-methylpyrazine-2-carboxamide (500 mg, 33% yield) as a white solid: 1H NMR (400 MHz, d6-DMSO): 8.84 (br m, 1H), 8.67 (br s, 1H), 8.65 (s, 1H), 2.77 (d, 3H).

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