Toluene → 4-Fluorobenzamidine

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

4.12 mL (8.24 mmol) of trimethyl aluminum (2.0 M toluene solution) was dropwise added to a 10 mL of toluene containing 441 mg (8.24 mmol) of ammonium chloride at room temperature. After stirring for 1.5 hours, 1 g (8.25 mmol) of 4-fluorobenzonitrile was added thereto and the resulting mixture was heated to 85° C. for 9 hours. After completion of a reaction, the reaction solution was cooled, then poured into 100 mL of chloroform containing 500 g of silica gel and filtered off. The residue was washed with 100 mL of methanol and distillation was conducted to give 821 mg (5.9 mmol) of the title compound in a yield of 71%.

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