Dimethylformamide → 4-Chloro-6-methoxypyridine-3-carbonitrile

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A suspension of 4-chloro-5-iodo-2-methoxy-pyridine (30.5 g, 0.11 mol), zinc (II) cyanide (7.97 g, 68 mmol), Pd(PPh3)4 (6.56 g, 5.66 mmol) and DMF (450 mL) was degassed and then heated at 120° C. for 1 h before being concentrated in vacuo. The resultant residue was treated with water then extracted with DCM, the organic extract dried (MgSO4), filtered, then concentrated in vacuo. The resultant residue was crystallized from DCM to give the title compound (10.1 g, 54%). The mother liquors were concentrated in vacuo and the residue subjected to flash chromatography (SiO2 gradient 0 to 100% ethyl acetate in cyclohexane) then crystallization from cyclohexane to give the further title compound (5.16 g, 28%, 82% total). 1H NMR 400 MHz (CDCl3) δ: 8.45 (1H, s), 6.90 (1H, s), 4.01 (3H, s).

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