4-Aminobenzonitrile → 213978-36-0

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Reaction Steps

2-Bromo4-chlorobutyryl bromide (BCBB, 145.7 g, 0.540 mole) was added via an addition funnel to a cold (5° C.), well stirred slurry of 4-aminobenzonitrile (4-ABN, 55.0 g, 0.466 mole), Na3PO4 (42 g, 0.256 mole) and acetonitrile (550 mL) in a 1 liter flask while maintaining a temperature below 30° C. during the addition. The addition funnel was rinsed with acetonitrile (55 mL). Upon completion of the coupling (determined by LC), a 50 wt % solution of NaOH (56 mL, 1.061 mole) was added via an addition funnel while maintaining the reaction temperature below 30° C. Upon completion of the reaction (determined by LC), the slurry was filtered through a pressure filter (10 micron polypropylene filter cloth). The flask and the cake were washed with acetonitrile (256 mL). The filtrate and the wash were combined to afford a solution of 4-(3-bromo-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)benzonitrile in acetonitrile (of about 17 wt %). Qualitative LC analysis showed the product with 91.8 to 95 area % purity.

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