4-bromo-2-methylbenzonitrile

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Procedure: Prepared according to the method described in Example 12b) from (1S,2R)-4-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-4-pyridin-3-ylbutoxy)benzeneboronic acid (0.150 g, Example 33), 4-bromo-2-methylbenzonitrile (0.301 g), 2M aqueous sodium carbonate (0.50 ml) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (0) (0.025 g) in ethanol (3 ml). The reaction mixture was heated at 90° C. for 4 hours. After cooling, the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, taken up in ethanol and concentrated again (twice). The residue was triturated with acetone and then filtered through silica gel. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, dissolved in dichloromethane, filtered and purified by normal-phase HPLC eluting with a gradient of 0-25% ethanol in dichloromethane to give an oil which crystallised under high vacuum over 24 hours. Trituration with diethyl ether resulted in isolation of the title compound as a solid (0.11 g). Prepared After cooling the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure concentrated again (twice) The residue was triturated with acetone filtered through silica gel The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure dissolved in dichloromethane filtered purified by normal-phase HPLC eluting with a gradient of 0-25% ethanol in dichloromethane to give an oil which crystallised under high vacuum over 24 hours

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Procedure: To a solution of 4bromo-2-methylbenzonitrile (2.0 g, 10.2 mmol) in THF (100 ml) at −78° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere was added dropwise a 2.5M solution of n-butyl lithium (4.48 ml, 11.2 mmol). The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 1 h and then poured onto solid carbon dioxide (5 g) in THF (50 ml). The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. Water was added (200 ml) and the mixture was extracted with diethyl ether (3 times). The aqueous layer was acidified by addition of concentrated HCl and extracted with chloroform (3 times). The combined chloroform extracts were washed with water, dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give a white solid; yield 1.2 g (73%). to warm to room temperature the mixture was extracted with diethyl ether (3 times) The aqueous layer was acidified by addition of concentrated HCl extracted with chloroform (3 times) The combined chloroform extracts were washed with water dried over MgSO4 concentrated in vacuo to give a white solid

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