Propionitrile → 3-Bromo-5-chloropyridine-2-carbonitrile

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A microwave vial was charged with copper (I) cyanide (1.089 g, 12.16 mmol), 2,3-dibromo-5-chloropyridine (3 g, 11.06 mmol), and propionitrile (15 mL). The vial was capped and irradiated in a microwave reactor at 150° C. for 2.5 hours. The solution was concentrated, diluted with DCM (25 mL), and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated, and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography, eluting with 0-30% EtOAc in heptanes, to afford the title compound (2 g, 9.20 mmol). MS m/z=219 (M+H).

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