Triethylamine → N-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-2-cyanoacetamide

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A mixture of 2-chloro-4-fluoroaniline (3.55 g, 24.3 mmol), cyanoacetic acid (2.48 g, 29.2 mmol), N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-N′-ethylcarbodiimide•hydrochloride (7.01 g, 36.5 mmol), 1H-1,2,3-benzotriazol-1-ol (4.94 g, 36.5 mmol), triethylamine (5.10 mL, 36.5 mmol) and N,N-dimethylformamide (50 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 16 hr. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water, saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and filtered through a basic silica gel pad. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the obtained residue was washed with hexane and collected by filtration to give the title compound (2.84 g, 54%) as a white solid.

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