Ethyl Acetate → 2-Fluoro-1-isocyanato-4-methoxybenzene

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(Z)-1-(2-Amino-1,2-dicyanovinyl)-3-(2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)urea. In a 100 mL round-bottomed flask was added 2-fluoro-4-methoxyaniline (0.79 g, 5.60 mmol) and trichloromethyl carbonochloridate (0.68 mL, 5.60 mmol) in toluene (6 mL) to give a purple suspension. The mixture was then stirred at 110° C. for 3 h. Upon heating, the suspension becomes a homogeneous solution. After 3 h, no starting material remained (TLC, 3:1 hex/EtOAc). The reaction mixture was concentrated to afford 2-fluoro-1-isocyanato-4-methoxybenzene (0.936 g, 5.6 mmol, quant.) as a green oil. The intermediate 2-fluoro-1-isocyanato-4-methoxybenzene (0.936 g, 5.6 mmol) was then dissolved in acetonitrile (20 ml) and reacted with 2,3-diaminomaleonitrile (0.605 g, 5.60 mmol) according to General Procedure A. The product was filtered to give the title compound (1.36 g, 88%). MS (ESI) m/z 276.3[M+1]+.

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