2-Chloro-4-fluorophenol → 2-Methyl-4-(2'-chloro-4'-fluorophenoxy)benzonitrile

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A stirred solution of 4-chloro-2-methylbenzonitrile (4.7 g., 0.03 mole) and the potassium salt of 2-chloro-4-fluorophenol (5.54 g., 0.03 mole) in 40 ml of dimethyl acetamide was heated for 48 hours at 150° C. The cooled reaction mixture was diluted with 200 ml. of water to precipitate a brown oil. An ether extract yielded 7.6 g of 2-methyl-4-(2'-chloro-4'-fluorophenoxy)benzonitrile as a brown oil in about 90% purity.

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