Triethylamine → 2-Chloro-5-fluoropyridine-3-carbonitrile

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81.2 ml (582.25 mmol) of triethylamine were added to a suspension of 46.2 g (264.66 mmol) of 2-chloro-5-fluoronicotinamide in dichloromethane (783 ml), and the mixture was cooled to 0° C. With stirring, 41.12 ml (291.13 mmol) of trifluoroacetic anhydride were then slowly added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for another 1.5 h. The reaction solution was then washed twice with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (391 ml each), dried and concentrated under reduced pressure.

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