Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 57445079, compound

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Reaction Steps

Add trimethylsilyl cyanide (1.01 mL, 7.39 mmol) and zinc diiodide (0.11 g, 0.37 mmol) to a solution of 2-bromo-4-fluorobenzaldehyde (1.5 g, 7.39 mmol) in DCM (10 mL). Stir the mixture overnight at RT. Remove the solvent. Dissolve the residue in THF (5 mL) and cool at 0° C. Add borane-THF complex (11.1 mL, 11.1 mmol). Stir the mixture at RT for 3 h. Add 1 M HCl slowly and stir for 15 min. Adjust the pH to basic with saturated sodium carbonate. Extract with DCM. Dry it over sodium sulfate and concentrate to give the title compound as a colorless oil (1.5 g, 86%). MS (ES) m/z 235 [M+1]+.

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