Chloroacetyl chloride → 3-[5-(Chloromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]benzonitrile

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3-cyano-N-hydroxy-benzamidine (1.0 g, 6.2 mmol), triethylamine (1.5 ml, 10.6 mmol) and chloroacetyl chloride (0.74 ml, 9.3 mmol) in dichloromethane (12 ml). Purification was performed by decolorizing with silica gel. 1H NMR (CDCl3), d (ppm): 8.40 (s, 1H), 8.32 (d, 1H), 7.82 (d, 1H), 7.64 (t, 1H), 4.77 (s, 2H).

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