3-Chloro-4-fluorobenzaldehyde → HCID 66587060, compound

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A mixture of 5-amino-2-cyanopyridine (2.86 g, 24 mmol), 3-chloro-4-fluoro-benzaldehyde (3.79 g, 24 mmol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid (92 mg, 0.5 mmol) in toluene (150 mL) was heated to reflux for 12 hours. Then the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was washed with ether to afford 5-[(3-chloro-4-fluoro-benzylidene)-amino]-pyridine-2-carbonitrile (5.8 g, 93.6%) as a light yellow solid. MS (ESI+) [(M+H)+] 260.1.

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