Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 59161410, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2,5-difluoro-4-methylaminobenzonitrile (0.509 g, 3.03 mmol) in dry diethyl ether (40 ml) stirred at room temperature under nitrogen, was added dropwise by syringe diisobutylaluminium hydride (5.5 ml, 1.0 M in toluene, 5.5 mmol) and stirring continued for 16 h. The solution was chilled in an ice-bath and methanol (2.8 ml) was added dropwise and the mixture stirred for 1 h before 1.0 M HCl (17 ml) was added and stirring continued for a further 1 h. The reaction mixture was then partitioned between ether (50 ml) and water (50 ml) and the aqueous layer re-extracted with ether (50 ml). The combined ether extract was washed with 5% sodium bicarbonate solution (34 ml), then brine, dried (MgSO4) and evaporated to give a mixture of the desired aldehyde and unhydrolysed imine (0.511 g). The material was filtered through a plug of silica gel using 100% dichloromethane to give pure 2,5-difluoro-4-methylaminobenzaldehyde (x).

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