2,3-difluoro-4-methylbenzonitrile

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

Procedure: 2,3-Difluoro-4-methylbenzonitrile (0.21 g, 1.4 mmol), 3-hydroxy-2-methoxybenzaldehyde (0.21 g, 1.4 mmol) and cesium carbonate (0.45 g, 1.4 mmol) were heated with stirring in dry DMF (4 mL) at 50° C. for 18 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, poured into 0.1N sodium hydroxide-solution and extracted with diethyl ether. The ether layer was separated, washed with 0.1N sodium hydroxide solution (2×), water (3×), brine (1×), and dried over MgSO4. After filtration, the solvent was removed in vacuo, and purified by chromatography to yield 3-fluoro-2-(3-formyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)-4-methylbenzonitrile (0.12 g, 31%) as a colourless glass. The reaction mixture was cooled extracted with diethyl ether The ether layer was separated washed with 0.1N sodium hydroxide solution (2×), water (3×), brine (1×) dried over MgSO4 After filtration the solvent was removed in vacuo purified by chromatography

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

Procedure: 2,3-Difluoro-4-methylbenzonitrile (0.21 g, 1.4 mmol), 3-hydroxy-2-methoxybenzaldehyde (0.21 g, 1.4 mmol) and cesium carbonate (0.45 g, 1.4 mmol) were heated with stirring in dry DMF (4 mL) at 50° C. for 18 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, poured into 0.1N sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with diethyl ether. The ether layer was separated, washed with 0.1N sodium hydroxide solution (2×), water (3×), brine (1×), and dried over MgSO4. After filtration, the solvent was removed in vacuo, and purified by chromatography to yield 3-fluoro-2-(3-formyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)-4-methylbenzonitrile (0.12 g, 31%) as a colourless glass. The reaction mixture was cooled extracted with diethyl ether The ether layer was separated washed with 0.1N sodium hydroxide solution (2×), water (3×), brine (1×) dried over MgSO4 After filtration the solvent was removed in vacuo purified by chromatography

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