Ammonium Acetate → 4-Aminochroman-7-carbonitrile

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A dry, 200 mL round bottom flask was charged with 0.85 g (4.83 mmol) of 7-(cyano)-4-chromanone, 3.72 g (48.30 mmol) of ammonium acetate, and 0.91 g (14.45 mmol) of sodium cyanoborohydride. The flask was then purged with argon, and 30 mL of dry methanol was added by syringe. The solution was stirred at room temp for 48 hours. Concentrated HCl was slowly added dropwise until pH<2 was reached. The methanol was then evaporated by rotovap, and 30 mL of water was added to the suspension, which was then washed 3 times with ethyl acetate. The pH was then brought to >10 by adding sodium hydroxide pellets to the stirring aqueous mixture. Saturated sodium chloride was added, and the mixture was then extracted several times with ether and ethyl acetate. The combined organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to give 0.51 g (60%) of the desired 7-(cyano)-4-chromanylamine as a pale yellow oil.

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