Water → 1-Azabicyclo[4.3.1]decane-8-carbonitrile

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To a stirred suspension of sodium hydride (1.5 g, 80%) and potassium t-butoxide (0.5 g) in DMF (100 ml) was added 3-chloromethyl-1-(2'-cyanoethyl)homopiperidine (D6) (5 g) and the reaction mixture was carefully warmed to 70° C. for 1 hour. On cooling, water (5 ml) was carefully added and the DMF was removed by rotary evaporation. Extraction of the residue with ethyl acetate, concentration and distillation afforded the (±) 8-cyano-1-azabicyclo-[4,3,1]-decane (D7) (4.0 g, 90%) bp 68°-73°/0.1 mm.

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