2-(3-aminophenyl)-2-methylpropanenitrile

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Procedure: The procedures of Steps (1), (2) and (3) of Example 2 and Step (4) of Example 1 were repeated step by step, except for using 2-(3-aminophenyl)-2-methylpropanenitrile obtained in Step (2) above instead of aniline in Step (1) of Example 2 to obtain the title compound (14 mg, 20%).

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Procedure: 2-Methyl-2-(3-nitrophenyl)propanenitrile (0.6 g, 3.15 mmol) obtained in Step (1) above was stirred in a solvent of methanol. The reaction solution was mixed with Pd/C (0.06 g, 0.56 mmol), followed by stirring under hydrogen conditions for about 2 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered through a Celite pad under reduced pressure, and washed with methanol. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the title compound (0.48 g, 95%). The reaction mixture was filtered through a Celite pad under reduced pressure washed with methanol The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 2-Methyl-2-(3-nitrophenyl)propanenitrile (0.6 g, 3.15 mmol) obtained in Step (1) above was stirred in a solvent of methanol. The reaction solution was mixed with Pd/C (0.06 g, 0.56 mmol), followed by stirring under hydrogen conditions for about 2 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered through a Celite pad under reduced pressure, and washed with methanol. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the title compound (0.48 g, 95%). The reaction mixture was filtered through a Celite pad under reduced pressure washed with methanol The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure

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Procedure: To a solution of 2-(3-aminophenyl)-2-methylpropanenitrile (490 mg, 3.06 mmol) and potassium carbonate (552 mg, 4 mmol) in anhydrous THF (4.2 ml) was added dropwise phenyl chloroformate (0.81 ml, 6.4 mmol) as a solution in THF (2 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The solvent was removed and the residue taken in DCM, washed with water and brine and the organics combined, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. The crude was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate 15%) to afford phenyl 3-(2-cyanopropan-2-yl)phenylcarbamate (828 mg, 96%) as a solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.72 (s, 6H), 7.20-7.28 (m, 4H), 7.35-7.41 (m, 4H), 7.65 (s, 1H); LC-MS (ESI) m/z 281 (M+H)+. The solvent was removed washed with water and brine dried (MgSO4) concentrated The crude was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate 15%)

Conditions: temp:90.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a suspension of tin (II) chloride bis hydrate (3.3 g, 13.1 mmol) in EtOH (25 mL) was added 2-methyl-2-(3-nitrophenyl)propanenitrile (800 mg, 4.2 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 1 h. After cooling down to rt, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue taken in DCM, washed with water and a saturated solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate until pH=8. After combining, the organics were dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate 15%) to afford 2-(3-aminophenyl)-2-methylpropanenitrile (490 mg, 73%) as a colorless solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.69 (s, 6H), 3.75 (brs, 2H), 6.64 (d, J=9 Hz, 1H), 6.80-6.83 (m, 2H), 7.15-7.19 (m, 1H); LC-MS (ESI) m/z 161 (M+H)+. After cooling down to rt the solvent was removed under reduced pressure washed with water the organics were dried (MgSO4) concentrated The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate 15%)