Sodium Carbonate → [{[(7S)-3, 4-Dimethoxybicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,3,5-trien-7-yl]methyl}(methyl)amino]acetonitrile

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At ambient temperature, 1.04 g (5 mmol) of {[(7S)-3,4-dimethoxybicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,3,5-trien-7-yl]methyl}methylamine, 0.35 mL (5 mmol/1 eq.) of bromoacetonitrile and 2.16 g (20 mmol/4 eq.) of sodium carbonate are mixed into 16 mL of methyl isobutyl ketone. Refluxing is carried out overnight, followed by drying. The residue is taken up in water and the aqueous phase is extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organic phases are dried over magnesium sulphate to yield, after concentration, the expected product.

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