Water → 2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)propanenitrile

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To a mixture of 4-methoxyphenylacetonitrile (17 g, 0.11 mol) and MeLi (1M; 100 ml, 0.11 mol) in THF (200 ml) was added MeI (32 g, 0.22 mol) at -78° C. After the mixture was stirred for 3 hours, the mixture was poured into H2O (100 ml), and extracted with AcOEt. The combined extracts were dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated to give a yellow oil (20 g), which was purified by a column chromatography on silica gel to give Compound 13 as a colorless oil (11 g, 62%).

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