Pyridine → HCID 178447943, compound

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A mixture of 38.4 g of 1-(trans-4-n-propylcyclohexyl)-2-(4'-bromo-2'-fluorobiphenyl-4-yl)-ethane (M.p. 61.1°, C.p. 114.7°), 10 g of Cu2 (CN)2, 120 ml of pyridine and 60 ml of N-methylpyrrolidone is heated at 160° for 2 hours. The mixture is cooled, a solution of 120 g of FeCl3.6H2O in 600 ml of 20% hydrochloric acid is added and the mixture is warmed at 70° for 1.5 hours, with stirring, and worked up in the customary manner to give 1-(trans-4-n-propylcyclohexyl)-2-(4'-cyano-2'-fluorobiphenyl-4-yl)-ethane, M.p. 89.4°, C.p. 168.4°.

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