Water → 3-Chloro-5-[(5-chloro-3,6-difluoropyridin-2-yl)oxy]benzonitrile

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A solution of 3-chloro-5-cyanophenol (1-4; 218 mg; 1.41 mmol) and 3-chloro-2,5,6-trifluoropyridine (1-5; 250 mg; 1.49 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (2 mL) was cooled to −40° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was then treated with 260 mg (1.94 mmol) of anhydrous potassium carbonate added in one portion, and the reaction mixture was vigorously stirred and allowed to warm to room temperature slowly over 90 minutes. The reaction mixture was then stirred for another hour at room temperature. The reaction mixture was diluted with a large excess of water, and a thick precipitate formed. After trituration, the suspension was filtered and the solid dried to give the title compound as an off white amorphous solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3): 7.91 (m, 2H), 7.99 (t, 1H), 8.60 (q, 1H). MS M+1=302.

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