Boron trifluoride etherate → HCID 71743722, compound

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To a stirred solution of 2-bromo-5-chlorobenzonitrile (10 g, 46 mmol) and Ti(Oi-Pr)4 (16.64 mL, 55 mmol) in THF (200 mL) at −78° C. was added EtMgBr (138 mL, 138 mmol) dropwise. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm up to room temperature and stirred for 2 hours. BF3-Et2O (17.2 mL) was added, and the solution was stirred for another 16 hours before it was quenched with aq. HCl solution and washed with EtOAc. The aqueous phase was adjusted to pH˜10 with aq. NaOH solution, and exacted with EtOAc (3×). The combined organic layers were concentrated to give a crude product which was purified by chromatography to afford title compound (2 g, yield 17.6%). MS: 246.7 (M+H+, 1C1) as oil.

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