Acetic Acid → ethyl (2E)-3-[2-(4-cyanopyridin-2-yl)hydrazinyl]prop-2-enoate

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To a solution of 2-hydrazinylisonicotinonitrile (500 mg, 3.73 mmol, PREPARATION 2) and ethyl (2E)-3-(dimethylamino)prop-2-enoate (534 mg, 3.73 mmol) in 20 mL EtOH was added 4 mL AcOH, before the mixture was heated under reflux conditions overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled and concentrated to dryness. The residue was adjusted to pH>8 with sat'd. aq. NaHCO3 and extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried, and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (PE/EtOAc=5/1) to give the title compound (300 mg, 35%) as a yellow solid. [M+H] Calc'd for C11H12N4O2, 233; Found, 233.

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