Chloroacetonitrile → 1-Cyanomethyl-3-(2,6-difluorophenyl)pyrazole

Reaction equation

[F:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[C:4]([F:8])[C:3]=1[C:9]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][NH:11][N:10]=1.Cl[CH2:15][C:16]#[N:17].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>C(#N)C>[C:16]([CH2:15][N:11]1[CH:12]=[CH:13][C:9]([C:3]2[C:4]([F:8])=[CH:5][CH:6]=[CH:7][C:2]=2[F:1])=[N:10]1)#[N:17]

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Procedure

3.0 g of 3-(2,6-difluorophenyl)pyrazole was dissolved in 20 ml of acetonitrile, and 2.52 g of chloroacetonitrile and 4.61 g of potassium carbonate were added thereto at room temperature, and heated under reflux for 5 hours. After acetonitrile was distilled off under reduced pressure, ethyl acetate was added to the residue, which was then washed with a small amount of water. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residual product was recrystallized from a mixed solvent of isopropylether and diethyl ether to obtain 1.74 g of 1-cyanomethyl-3-(2,6-difluorophenyl)pyrazole.