Cyclopropanecarbonitrile → 1-[2,6-Bis(methoxymethoxy)-3-methyl-phenyl]cyclopropanecarbonitrile

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2-fluoro-1,3-bis(methoxymethoxy)-4-methyl-benzene (Intermediate 34, 17.5 g, 76.011 mmol) and cyclopropanecarbonitrile (22.625 g, 337.23 mmol) were warmed under stirring to 105° C. A solution of [bis(trimethylsilyl)amino]potassium 0.5M in Toluene (275 ml) was slowly added for 1 hour to the previous solution. The reaction mixture was stirred for 6 hour at the same temperature. After cooling the solid was filtered off and the filtrate was partitioned between Brine (200 ml) and ethyl acetate (300 ml). The aqueous layer was re-extracted with ethyl acetate (200 ml) and combined organic layers were dried (Na2SO4), filtered and evaporated (the temperature during the concentration was ˜60° C. for removing the excess of cyclopropane carbonitrile). The residue was triturated with isopropanol (25 ml) and the solid collected and dried to afford the title compound (9.0 g) as white solid.

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