Sodium Iodide → Trans-2-(Cyanomethyl)-5-(2'-methoxy-5'-fluorophenethyl)tetrahydrofuran

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To a vial under Ar(g) was added 2-(bromomethyl)-5-(2′-methoxy-5′-fluorophenethyl)tetrahydrofuran (0.67 g, 2.1 mmol), NaI (70 mg), potassium cyanide (0.35 g, 5.3 mmol), and dry DMSO (5 mL). The mixture thus obtained was heated to 70° C. under Ar for 12 h. After it was cooled to room temperature, the reaction mixture was poured into a separatory funnel containing sodium bicarcarbonate aqueous solution (sat. NaHCO3:H2O=1:1, 40 mL). The organic function was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 mL) and the combined organic layers were washed with brine (50 mL) and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent then was removed in vacuo and crude product thus obtained was purified by flash column chromatography (15% EtOAc in hexane) to result in the title product (448 mg, 86%).

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