Isopropanol → 1-(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclobutane-1-carbonitrile

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A solution of 3.00 g (22.2 mmol) of 4-fluorophenylacetonitrile and 4.93 g (24.4 mmol) of 1,3-dibromopropane in 15 mL of ether was added dropwise into 1.17 g (48.8 mmol) of NaH in 60 mL of DMSO. The temperature was held between 25° and 35° by water bath cooling. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. The mixture was cooled in ice water and 3 mL of 2-propanol was added dropwise, followed by the addition of 50 mL of water. The mixture was extracted with hexane (3×100 mL), and the combined extracts were washed with water (3×75 mL), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to yield 2.35 g (61%) product as colorless oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 2.03-2.16 (m, 1H), 2.38-2.53 (m, 1H), 2.58-2.67 (m, 2H), 2.80-2.90 (m, 2H), 7.11 (dd, J=9.0, 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.41 (dd, J=9.1, 5.1 Hz, 2H). 13C NMR (CDCl3) □ 17.3, 35.0, 39.9, 116.1 (d, J=21.5 Hz), 124.5, 127.7, 135.9, 162.5 (d, J=230 Hz).

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