Pyridine-2-carbonitrile → HCID 59750441, compound

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A mixture of 2-mercapto-3,5-dimethylbenzoic acid (1.6 g, 8.8 mmol), 2-cyanopyridine (1.0 g, 9.7 mmol) and pyridine (15 ml) was refluxed for 12 hrs as described in Example 9. After cooling, the precipitated crystals were collected by filtration and recrystallized from hexane-chlorobenzene to give the titled compound (1.2 g, 52%).

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