Ethyl 2-Cyano-2-methylpropionate → 2,2-Dimethyl-3-oxopentanedinitrile

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Prepared from ethyl 2-cyano-2-methylpropanoate (3 g, 21.25 mmol) according to the method described for 4-methyl-3-oxopentanenitrile in Example 122A Step 1, to afford 2,2-dimethyl-3-oxopentanedinitrile as a yellow oil (1.40 g, 48%) which was used in the next step without further purification. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.98 (s, 2H), 1.60 (s, 6H).

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