3-Chlorobenzaldehyde → (Z)-2-(4-Chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-acrylonitrile

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In a manner similar to the method described in Example 1b, 4-chloro-2-fluorophenylacetonitrile (4.5 g, 26 mmol) was reacted with 3-chlorobenzaldehyde (Aldrich) (4.4 g, 32 mmol), methanolic solution (25 wt %) of sodium methoxide (6.6 mL, 29 mmol) in methanol (150 mL) at 50° C. for 3 h to give (Z)-2-(4-Chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-acrylonitrile as a white powder (6.5 g, 84%).

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