Dimethylformamide → 3-Cyano-4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzaldehyde

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To a stirred suspension of Compound 19 (6.85 g, 21.7 mmol) and zinc cyanide (4.07 g, 34.7 mmol) in dry DMF (35 ml) was added tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (3.00 g, 2.60 mmol) portionwise at room temperature. The reaction mixture was heated at 100° C. for 9 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with toluene (100 ml)-2M NH3 aq. (100 ml). The organic layer was separated. The aqueous layer was diluted with toluene (100 ml), filtered through a pad of celite and the filter cake was washed with toluene. The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with toluene. The combined solution was washed with 2M NH3 aq. (50 ml) and brine, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated in vacuo to give crude product as a dark tan oil.

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