Urea → 2-Bromo-4-chlorobenzonitrile

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Reaction Steps

588 mg of 2-bromo-4-chlorobenzoic acid and 300 mg of urea are dissolved in dichloromethane/methanole and deposited onto 364 mg of aluminum oxide on a rotary evaporator. The residue is irradiated for 60 min in a microwave at 150° C. After cooling the residue is stirred with ethyl acetate and water, the mixture is filtered and the aqueous phase is removed. The organic phase is washed with a sodium hydrogencarbonate solution dried over sodium sulfate, concentrated on a rotary evaporator and then dried under high vacuum. The product is reacted further without additional purification.

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