Dimethylformamide → 2,3-Difluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile

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Thionyl chloride, 6.0 g (50 mmol) was added to a slurry of 4.0 g (18 mmol) 2,3-difluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide and 15 mL dimethylformamide at 0° C. After stirring for 1 hour, the reaction mixture was diluted with 25 mL pentane and neutralized by dropwise addition of a saturated potassium carbonate solution and filtered. The pentane solution was dried and distilled to yield 2,3-difluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl) benzonitrile in 56% yield, bp 65°-70° C./20 mm Hg.

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