Dimethylformamide → 2-Bromo-6-chloro-4-(1-chloroethyl)-3-ethoxybenzonitrile

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Cyanuric chloride (0.11 g, 0.59 mmol) was dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (3 mL, 40 mmol). After stirring for a few minutes, a solution of 2-bromo-6-chloro-3-ethoxy-4-(1-hydroxyethyl)benzonitrile (150 mg, 0.49 mmol) in methylene chloride (3 mL, 50 mmol) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction was partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with sat. NaHCO3 solution, water, brine, dried over MgSO4, and concentrated. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography, eluting a gradient of 0-30% EtOAc/Hexane to give 2-bromo-6-chloro-4-(1-chloroethyl)-3-ethoxybenzonitrile (0.12 gm, 75%) as a semisolid, LCMS calculated for C11H10BrCl2NO m/z=323.9, 320.9; found: (poor ionization).

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