Diethyl Ether → 2-(4-Chloro-2-methoxybenzoyl)cyclopropanecarbonitrile

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A solution of 500 mg (2.26 mmol) of 2-bromo-4-chloroanisole in 5 ml of diethyl ether was added dropwise to 57.6 mg (2.37 mmol) of magnesium turnings in 10 ml of diethyl ether, activated by adding a few drops of dibromoethane, and the reaction mixture was heated under reflux overnight. The reaction solution was added dropwise under argon to a solution of 316 mg (2.05 mmol) of the compound from Example 73A in 10 ml of THF, and the reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 2 h. It was diluted with ethyl acetate, and the organic phase was washed with water and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (mobile phase: toluene/ethyl acetate 9/1) to result in 278 mg (58% of theory) of the title compound.

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