Benzonitrile, 3-(bromomethyl)- → HCID 58636738, compound

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The coupling of (4-cyano-phenyl)-(5-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl-pyridin-3-ylmethyl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (105) (8.7 g, 19.9 mmol) and α-bromo-m-tolunitrile (5.6 g, 28 mmol), as described in Example 1, gave [5-(3-cyano-benzyloxy)-4-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl-pyridin-3-ylmethyl]-(4-cyano-phenyl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (106) (11.8 g, 68% yield).

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