Sodium hydride → 2-(3-Cyano-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)propyl)oxytetrahydropyran

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To a solution of sodium hydride (218.0 g of a 55% oil suspension) in tetrahydrofuran (4 L) at 10° C. in an ice/water bath was added 3,4-dichlorophenylacetonitrile (893.0 g) in tetrahydrofuran (2 L) over a period of 45 minutes, and the resulting solution was allowed to stir for 2 hours at room temperature. The mixture was cooled in an ice/water bath and 2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethyl bromide (1076.0 g) was dropped in as a neat oil over a period of 25 minutes. The mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature and divided into four 2-liter portions. Each portion was diluted with saturated ammonium chloride (3 L) and extracted with ether (500 mL). The combined organic layers were washed (aqueous ammonium chloride), dried, and evaporated. The resulting material was chromatographed, with hexane:dichloromethane (gradient 100:0, 0:100) as eluent, to give the nitrile as an oil (932 g); NMR: 7.47 (m, 4), 7.20 (m, 2), 4.57 (m, 2), 4.08 (m, 2), 3.85 (m, 4), 3.54 (m, 3), 3.37 (m, 1), 2.15 (m, 4), 1.77 (m, 4), 1.56 (m, 8).

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