Potassium Cyanide → 1-(3-Chloro-4-fluorobenzyl)-4-cyano-5,6-dihydropyridin-2(1H)-one

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A suspension of 1-(3-chloro-4-fluorobenzyl)-5,6-dihydropyridin-2(1H)-one (10 g, 42 mmol) and KCN (8:0 g, 120 mmol) in DMF (400 mL) and water (100 mL) was warmed to 90° C. for 48 hours. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the residue was partitioned between EtOAc (250 mL) and water (100 mL). The organic phase was separated and the aqueous phase was extracted with more EtOAc (2×100 mL). The organic phases were combined and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by pressurized silica gel column chromatography eluting with 2:1:0.01 EtOAc:hexanes:MeOH. Fractions containing product were concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound as a solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.32 (dd, J=6.8, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.1-7.2 (m, 2H), 4.55 (AB quartet, J=17 Hz, 2H), 3.46 (ddd, J=13, 7.1, 6.5 Hz, 1H); 3.28 (ddd, J=13, 7.1, 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.10 (m, 1H), 2.78 (ABX, J 17, 6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.2-2.2 (m, 2H); HPLC RT=2.36 min (Method A); ES MS M+1=267.

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