Trimethylsilyl cyanide → HCID 22993564, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 3,4-difluorobenzaldehyde (2.86 g, 20.0 mmol) in MeOH (20 mL)in a round bottom flask was added trimethylsilyl cyanide (4.0 mL., 30.0 mmol) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 h when TLC analysis indicated that the reaction was complete (Rf=0.4, 3:2 hexane/EtOAc). Solvent was removed in vacuo and hydroxy-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-acetonitrile was obtained as a colorless liquid (crude wt.=3.4 g). It was used in the next step without purification.

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