18-Crown-6 → 3-Chloro-5-[(2-chloro-6-fluoro-3-methylphenyl)oxy]benzonitrile

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The title compound was prepared as described herein using tBuOK (4.00 ml, 4.00 mmol), 2-chloro-6-fluoro-3-methylphenol (642 mg, 4.00 mmol), 3-chloro-5-fluorobenzonitrile (622 mg, 4.00 mmol) and 18-crown-6 (211 mg, 0.800 mmol) in dimethyl sulfoxide (16 ml) to give the title compound as a white solid (0.94 g, 79%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-d) δ ppm 7.33 (1H, s) 7.12-7.19 (2H, m) 7.07 (1H, t, J=8.9 Hz) 6.98 (1H, s) 2.40 (3H, s). LCMS: m/z 294 (M−1).

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