Methylamine → 2-Fluoro-6-(methylamino)benzonitrile

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To a stirred solution of 2,6-difluorobenzonitrile (3.5 g, 25.2 mmol) in ethanol (40 mL) was added 2 mL of methylamine (40 wt %, in H2O) and heated at 80° C. for 2 h. The mixture was then diluted with water and the resulting slurry extracted with dichloromethane (3×50 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated to give the title product as a white solid (3.77 g, 99.6% yield). 1HNMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 7.35–7.31 (1H, m), 6.41–6.38 (2H, m), 4.74 (1H, br s), 2.93 (3H, d, J=5.19 Hz). LCMS calcd for C8H8FN2 (M+H): 151.07.

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