2-Pyridinamine, 5-bromo-6-methyl- → 6-Amino-2-methylpyridine-3-carbonitrile

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A mixture of 2-amino-5-bromo-6-methylpyridine (20.0 g, 0.107 mol) (Maybridge) and copper (I) cyanide 11.0 g, 0.123 mol) in DMF (25 ml) was heated to reflux for 4 h. The DMF was evaporated in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and 10% sodium cyanide solution. The organic layer was washed with 10% sodium cyanide solution and brine, dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated in vacuo to a brown solid. This was dissolved in a minimum amount of ethyl acetate and the product was precipitated by adding hexanes. The mixture was filtered to give the title compound as a brown powder:

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