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HRID 1597174Generated: November 2, 2026

2-Chloro-6-fluorobenzonitrile → 2-Chloro-6-methoxybenzonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Chloro-6-fluorobenzonitrileHCID 69587—
ReactantSodium MethoxideHCID 10942334—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product2-Chloro-6-methoxybenzonitrileHCID 8105598.5%

Reaction Steps

2-Chloro-6-fluorobenzonitrile (Aldrich, 5.0 g, 32.1 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH (100 mL), NaOMe (7.4 mL of 25% wt. solution, 32.1 mmol) and refluxed 18 h. The mixture was concentrated poured into EtOAc/H2O and extracted with EtOAc to give the title compound (5.3 g, 59%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06294531B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_09
ORD IDord-699121cca38b40abb0b9e82bd898b154
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_09