1,8-Diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene → 4-Bromoisoquinoline-1-carbonitrile

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1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (1.67 mL, 11.2 mmol) was added to a mixture of compound 470A (1.12 g, 5.00 mmol) and cyanotrimethylsilane (0.75 mL, 5.5 mmol) in 35 mL of THF. The resulting homogeneous mixture was refluxed for 20 min. After concentrating in vacuo, the residue was purified by flash chromatography on a 5×15 cm silica gel column, eluting with 3:1 hexane:ethyl acetate to give 0.95 g (82%) of compound 470B as a white powder. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 8.85 (s, 1H), 8.36 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 8.28 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.96 (t, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.89 (t, 1H, J=8.5 Hz).

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