Acetic Anhydride → HCID 17985729, compound

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Reaction Steps

Add (4-nitrobenzofur-7-yl)acetonitrile (600 mg, 2.96 mmol), acetic anhydride (600 mg, 5.88 mmol), and 5% palladium on carbon (300 mg) to tetrahydrofuran (25 mL). Stir under hydrogen (1 atm) for 45 minutes. Dilute with ethyl acetate, filter through a pad of Celite®, and concentrate under reduced pressure. Chromatograph on flash silica using 75% ethyl acetate, 25% hexane gives 430 mg (67%) of the title compound as an off-white solid. HRMS (M+H)=215.0816.

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