Ethyl Acetate → 4-Chloro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridineacetonitrile

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Trimethylsilylcyanid (TMSCN) (69.3 g, 0.7 mol) was added to a solution of 4-chloro-5-(chloromethyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (Int-13) (80 g, 0.348 mol) and Tetra-n-butylammoniumfluoride (129.5 g, 0.7 mol) in acetonitrile (1.5 L) slowly. Then the mixture was stirred at 20-30° C. for 2 hours. Thin layer chromatography (petroleum ether: EtOAc=3:1) showed all of starting material was consumed. The mixture was concentrated and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluted with petroleum ether: EtOAc=20:1˜3:1 to yield [4-chloro-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]acetonitrile (Int-14) (50 g, 60% from NMR, 39% of yield) as yellow syrup.

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