Dimethylformamide → 3-tert-butoxycarbonyl-7-chloro-6-(1-cyano-cyclopropylthio)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]azepine

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Add sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (5.4 mL, 5.4 mmol, 1M solution in THF) at room temperature under nitrogen to a solution of 3-tert-butoxycarbonyl-7-chloro-6-(1-cyano-methylthio)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]azepine (380 mg, 1.1 mmol) in anhydrous toluene (4 mL). Stir the solution for 10 min, then add quickly 1,2-dibromoethane (2.8 mL, 32.4 mmol) followed by anhydrous DMF (4 mL). An exothermic reaction was observed and the reaction temperature increased to 38° C. Stir the mixture for 15 min at ambient temperature, then quench with methanol (2 mL). Concentrate in vacuo and purify by chromatography on silica gel eluting with hexane/EtOAc (9:1) to obtain 3-tert-butoxycarbonyl-7-chloro-6-(1-cyano-cyclopropylthio)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]azepine (259 mg).

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