Triethylamine → 2-Cyclopropylpyrimidine-4-carbonitrile

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To a solution of 2-cyclopropylpyrimidine-4-carbaldehyde (1.0 g, 6.68 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) were added hydroxylamine hydrochloride (500 mg, 7.02 mmol) and triethylamine (1.2 mL). The reaction mixture was heated to 50° C. and propylphosphonic anhydride (T3P) was added dropwise. After 16 h at 110° C., the mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water and quenched with solid sodium bicarbonate. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, then the organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified via silica gel chromatography to afford 2-cyclopropylpyrimidine-4-carbonitrile (600 mg, 62%) as a pale yellow liquid. MS (ES+APCI) (M+H) 145.9; LMCS retention time 2.224 min (Method G).

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