Potassium Carbonate → HCID 22314487, compound

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A mixture of 2-fluoro-4-hydroxy-benzonitrile (15.0 g, 109 mmol), 3-fluorobenzyl bromide (22.7 g, 120 mmol) and potassium carbonate (18.1 g, 131 mmol) in dry acetone (250 mL) was heated under reflux for 4 h. After cooling to room temperature the mixture was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated to leave an off-white solid which was washed with hexane to afford the title compound (26.8 g, 100%) as a white solid. MS: m/e=245.2 (M+).

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