Water → 4-Acetyl-6-chloro-3-ethoxy-2-iodobenzonitrile

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A solution of 1-(5-chloro-2-ethoxy-4-fluoro-3-iodophenyl)ethanone (7.3 g, 21 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (80 mL)was treated with potassium cyanide (2.1 g, 32 mmol) and stirred at 40° C. for 5 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and poured into saturated sodium bicarbonate solution/water (1:1). The organic layer was separated, washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, dried with magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to give a crude brown oil. The crude material was purified by flash column chromatography using ethyl acetate in hexanes (0%-30%) to give the desired product (6.1 g, 81%) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.57 (s, 1H), 3.93 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.61 (s, 3H), 1.47 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 3H). LCMS for C11H10ClINO2 (M+H)+: m/z=349.9; Found: 349.9.

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