Iodoethane → 2-Chloro-3-ethyl-4-fluorobenzonitrile

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The title compound is prepared by essentially following the procedure described in Preparation 1, using 2-chloro-4-fluoro-benzonitrile (12.2 g, 78.4 mmol), and iodoethane (18.4 g, 9.43 mL, 118 mmol). The crude product is purified on silica gel using 15-50% dichloromethane/hexanes to give the title compound as shiny white crystals (4.06 g, 28%). 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.54 (dd, J=5.6, 8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (t, J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 2.85 (qd, J=7.5, 2.3 Hz, 2H), 1.19 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H).

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