Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 21833811, compound

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4-Bromo-3-methylbenzonitrile (15.0 g, 76.5 mmol) was dissolved in dry methanol (3.1 ml, 76.5 mmol) and dry diethyl ether (108 ml), cooled to 0-5°, then saturated with HCl (g). Stirred for 18 hours at room temperature and the solid collected by filtration, then dried in vacuo to yield the title compound as white needle-like crystals (19.3 g, 95%).

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