Potassium Cyanide → (2'-Chloro-3-methylbiphenyl-4-yl)acetonitrile

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

KCN (1.1 eq.) was added to a stirred solution of (2′-chloro-3-methylbiphenyl-4-yl)methyl methanesulfonate (1 eq.) from step 2 in DMF (0.13M). The suspension was stirred 12 h. at 80° C. The final mixture was cooled down to room temperature, poured in water and extracted with Et2O. The organic extract was washed with water (2×), brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (Combi-Flash by ISCO), eluting with Hex/EtOAc (0 to 50% in 30 min) to afforded the desired compound as a beige solid.

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