Reaction #73202

Reaction equation

3-methyl-3-[4-(1-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]butyl methanesulfonate

potassium cyanide

→

4-methyl-4-[4-(1-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl-1H-pyrrolo-[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]pentanenitrile

Yield 169.2%

Solvents

water

DMF

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Extractionthe product was extracted with three portions of MTBE
2. 2
   DryingThe combined extracts were dried over sodium sulfate
3. 3
   Filtrationfiltered
4. 4
   Concentrationconcentrated

Procedure

A mixture of 3-methyl-3-[4-(1-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]butyl methanesulfonate (42 mg, 0.000088 mol) and potassium cyanide (46 mg, 0.000702 mol) in DMF (1 mL) was heated in the microwave reactor for 30 min at 125° C. followed by additional 30 min at 135° C. The mixture was then diluted with water, and the product was extracted with three portions of MTBE. The combined extracts were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give 61 mg of crude 4-methyl-4-[4-(1-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl-1H-pyrrolo-[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]pentanenitrile, which was used without further purification. MS(ES): 410 (M+1).

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