Urea → 2-Bromo-4-chlorobenzonitrile

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588 mg (2.5 mmol) of 2-bromo-4-chlorobenzoic acid and 300 mg of urea are dissolved in dichloromethane/methanol and concentrated onto 364 mg of alumina (neutral) on a rotary evaporator. The residue is microwaved at 150° C. for a total of 60 min. After cooling, the residue is stirred with ethyl acetate and water, filtered, and the aqueous phase is separated. The organic phase is washed with a sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, dried over sodium sulfate, concentrated on a rotary evaporator and then dried under high vacuum. The product (383 mg, 80% pure, 57% of theory.) is reacted further without additional purification.

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