Dichloromethane → 4-Bromo-2-methoxybenzonitrile

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In a 1 L round-bottomed flask, 53.94 g (270 mmol) of 4-bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile was dissolved in 500 mL of THF. Sodium methoxide (21.99 g, 407 mmol) was added and the mixture was heated to reflux until TLC (SiO2: CH2Cl2) showed complete consumption of starting material. The mixture was poured into 1N HCl and the THF was evaporated in vacuo. The remaining mixture was extracted with diethyl ether. The extract was dried (MgSO4) and filtered over a plug of silica gel. The plug was eluted with CH2Cl2 and the filtrate was evaporated in vacuo to afford 45.56 g (80%) of the product as a white solid. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.42 (d, 1H), 7.17 (dd, 1H), 7.14 (d, 1H), 3.95 (s, 3H).

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