Yield:-

Reaction Conditions:

in dichloromethane;ISOPROPYLAMIDE

Steps:

EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE In a 500 ml three-necked flask equipped with reflux condenser and vane stirrer, 243.89 g (1 mol) of 5-bromo-2,4-dichlorofluorobenzene, 80.61 g (0.9 mol) of copper(I) cyanide and 70 g (0.81 mol) of dimethylacetamide are initially introduced into the reaction vessel and heated to 150° C. The reaction suspension is maintained for a further 4 to 5 hours at this temperature with vigorous stirring. Subsequently, it is cooled to 40° C. to 50° C. and the precipitated salts are filtered off by suction. The filter cake is washed 3 times each with 50 ml of methylene chloride and the combined organic phases are fractionally distilled together with the mother liquor. In addition to 39.0 g of 5-bromo-2,4-dichlorofluorobenzene, 127.6 g (80.1%) of 2,4-dichloro-5-fluorobenzonitrile are obtained, relative to reacted 5-bromo-2,4-dichlorofluorobenzene, having a purity (GC) >98%.

References:

Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft US5187295, 1993, A