Methanol → 3-Bromo-5-(methoxymethyl)benzonitrile

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MeOH (0.088 mL, 2.18 mmol) was added to a slurry of NaH (45 mg, 1.13 mmol) in DMF (2 mL). When gas evolution ceased, a solution of 3-bromo-5-(bromomethyl)benzonitrile (see WO2009/100169; 240 mg, 0.87 mmol) in DMF (1 mL) was added. The reaction was quenched by adding aq. sat NH4Cl solution. The mixture was partitioned between toluene (5 mL) and water (3 mL). The toluene layer was collected, washed with water, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was dried at reduced pressure and used in the next step: GCMS (CI) m/z 226 [M+H]+.

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