Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(2-Nitro-phenylamino)-5-trifluoromethyl-benzonitrile

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Add cesium carbonate (1.3 g, 4 mmol) to a solution of 2-nitro-aniline (276 mg, 2 mmol) and 2-fluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-benzonitrile (378 mg, 2 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) at room temperature then stir the resulting dark red solution at room temperature for 16 hours and 2 hours at 50° C. Cool down and pour into a mixture of ice and concentrated hydrochloric acid (50 mL, v/v). Extract the aqueous phase with dichloromethane (3×300 mL), wash with water and brine and dry over MgSO4 to yield the title compound as a yellow solid (480 mg, 80%): mp 160-161° C.; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.14 (ddd, 1H), 7.48 (dd, 1H), 7.58 (dd, 1H), 7.60 (d, 1H), 7.76 (dd, 1H), 7.92 (d, 1H), 8.27 (dd, 1H), 9.63 (bs, 1H). MS (ESI/neg) m/z (rel intensity) 306.1 (100).

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