Boron trifluoride → HCID 67294860, compound

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To a cooled solution of 4-bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile (432 mg, 2.16 mmol) in THF (10 mL) at −78° C., was added titanium (IV) isopropoxide (0.7 mL, 2.4 mmol). After stirring for 10 minutes, ethylmagnesium bromide (1M, 4.75 mL, 4.75 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture warmed to 0° C. and then to rt. BF3.OEt (0.53 mL, 4.32 mmol) was then added and the reaction mixture stirred for an additional 1 h at rt. The reaction was quenched with saturated NH4Cl and NaOH (1N). Extraction with EtOAc, and drying over MgSO4 yielded crude product which was taken forward as crude in the next step. HPLC-MS tR=0.34 min (UV254 nm); mass calculated for formula C9H9BrFN 228.99, observed LCMS m/z 230.0 (M+H).

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