Water → 2-(3-Cyanopyridin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoxazole

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A mixture of 0.39 g of 2-(3-iodopyridin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoxazole, 0.18 g of copper(I) cyanide and 2 ml of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone was stirred while heating at 80° C. for 2 hours. Water and ethyl acetate were poured into the reaction mixture, which was filtered through Celite™. The resultant filtrate was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography to give 0.11 g of 2-(3-cyanopyridin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoxazole (hereinafter, referred to as “active compound 31”).

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