2,3,6-Trifluoropyridine → 3,6-Difluoro-2-methoxypyridine

2,3,6-Trifluoropyridine (17.91 ml, 188 mmol) was dissolved in anhydrous MeOH (300 ml) and the resulting mixture was placed under argon. This mixture then was treated with a 25 wt % methanolic solution of sodium methoxide (43.0 ml, 188 mmol). The resulting mixture was then heated at about 65° C. for 2 hr. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature, and concentrated in vacuo to yield a residue which then was mixed with brine (200 mL), and extracted with Et2O (3×200 ml). The combined extracts were dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give 21.5 g (79% yield) of crude 3,6-difluoro-2-methoxypyridine as a white solid which was carried on to the next step without purification.

1. temperatureThe reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature
2. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
3. customto yield a residue which
4. extractionextracted with Et2O (3×200 ml)
5. dry with materialThe combined extracts were dried (Na2SO4)
6. filtrationfiltered
7. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo

ORD record

ord-56dce37ea81d47d297ee4142c5658d01

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2014_07

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08778951B2