Ammonium Hydroxide → 2-Amino-3,6-difluorobenzonitrile

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2,3,6-Trifluorobenzonitrile (15 g) in ammonium hydroxide solution (28% in water; 80 mL) and acetonitrile (40 mL) was stirred at 70° C. in a pressure vessel for 16 h and the reaction was complete based on GC-MS. Acetonitrile was removed under reduced pressure, and water was added. The white solid precipitate was suction filtered, washed with water and dried under house vacuum over a weekend at room temperature to give 13.7 g (93%) of the crude product; M.P. 90-92° C. GC/MS: m/z 154. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 7.07-7.16 (m, 1H), 6.36-6.43 (m, 1H), 4.65 (br s, 2H).

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