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HRID 1044393Generated: November 1, 2026

Water → 2,2-Difluoro-1,3-benzodioxole-5-acetonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantSodium CyanideHCID 8929—
Reactanttert-Butyl methyl etherHCID 15413—
Reactant5-(Chloromethyl)-2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxoleHCID 21992809—
SolventDimethyl SulfoxideHCID 679—
Product2,2-Difluoro-1,3-benzodioxole-5-acetonitrileHCID 2031138495%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature35 °C

Reaction Steps

A solution of 5-chloromethyl-2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxole (1 eq) in DMSO (1.25 vol) is added to a slurry of NaCN (1.4 eq) in DMSO (3 vol) maintaining the temperature between 30-40° C. The mixture is stirred for 1 hour then water (6 vol) is added followed by MTBE (4 vol). After stirring for 30 min, the layers are separated. The aqueous layer is extracted with MTBE (1.8 vol). The combined organic layers are washed with water (1.8 vol), dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated to afford crude (2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-acetonitrile (95%) that is used directly in the next step.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08563593B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_10
ORD IDord-0e492fe0615e4b86b94906a48308ae1e
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_10