Water → 2-Fluoro-6-[(2-methoxyethyl)amino]benzonitrile

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A solution of 2,6 difluorobenzonitrile (3.5 g, 25.16 mmol) in dimethylformamide (50 mL) was treated with 3-methoxypropylamine (2.24 g, 25.16 mmol) and potassium carbonate (6.94 g, 50.32 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred over night under a nitrogen atmosphere. Water (100 mL) was added to the reaction solution. The layers were partitioned, and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (1.2 L). The combined organic layers were washed with water (1.5 L), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel using 7:1 heptane:ethyl acetate as the eluent. The column afforded 3.5 g (68%) of 2-fluoro-6-[(2-methoxyethyl)amino]benzonitrile. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz) δ 7.48-7.39 (m, 1H), 6.64-6.48 (m, 2H), 3.45-3.31 (m, 2H), 3.30-3.20 (m, 5H), 1.85-1.75 (m, 2H); HPLC Waters 2690 Alliance HPLC (Symmetry Shield RP18 3.5 μm, 2.1×50 mm; 5%-95% acetonitrile-0.1 M ammonium acetate over 15 min, 0.5 mL/min) Rt 6.57 min (97%).

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