2,6-Difluorobenzonitrile → 2-Fluoro-6-(2,6-difluorophenylamino)benzonitrile

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2,6-Difluoroaniline (1.29 g, 10 mmol) was dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (10 mL) and stirred under argon at room temperature. Sodium hydride, dry, 95%, (0.24 g, 10 mmol) was added in portions and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. 2,6-Difluorobenzonitrile (0.463 g, 3.3 mmol) dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (5 mL) was added and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water, and the organic phase was washed with water (5×), brine (1×), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and evaporated to give the crude product which was then chromatographed on silica gel eluted with 0–25% CH2Cl2 in hexane to give the title compound as a white amorphous solid. mp 145–146° C.

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