Sodium hydride → 4-ethynyl-2-fluorobenzonitrile

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To a solution of 2-fluoro-4-(3-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-1-ynyl)-benzonitrile (2.6 g, 13 mmol) in toluene (55 mL) was added NaH (53 mg of a 60% suspension in mineral oil, 1.3 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated to reflux. After refluxing for several hours, heating was discontinued, and the cooled reaction mixture was quenched by the addition of 2M Na2CO3 solution. The layers were separated and the toluene layer was washed with H2O (2×20 mL), brine (25 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford the crude product. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography eluting with a gradient from 0% to 10% ethyl acetate/hexane to afford 4-ethynyl-2-fluoro-benzonitrile (1.25 g, 66% yield). 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.61-7.57 (1H, m), 7.38-7.30 (2H, m), 3.36 (1H, s).

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