Sodium Hydroxide → (E)-3-(3-Bromo-4-fluorophenyl)acrylonitrile

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To a mixture of (cyanomethyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide (70.6 g, 185 mmol) and sodium hydroxide (7.39 g, 185 mmol) in DCM (100 mL) and water (300.00 mL) at 0° C. was added 3-bromo-4-fluorobenzaldehyde (25.0 g, 123 mmol). It was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 2 h. The organic layer was separated, and the water layer was extracted with DCM twice. The combined organic phases were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to give a crude product, which was washed with diethyl ether. The residue was purified to give the title compound as a white solid (35 g, 88% yield). LCMS: rt=1.50 min, [M+H+]=226

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