Azobisisobutyronitrile → 2-(Bromomethyl)-3-chlorobenzonitrile

HRID 1886463

Reaction equation

HRID 1886463 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[C:3]([CH3:10])=[C:4]([CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=1)[C:5]#[N:6].[Br:11]N1C(=O)CCC1=O.CC(N=NC(C#N)(C)C)(C#N)C>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl.C(Cl)Cl>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[C:4]([C:5]#[N:6])[C:3]=1[CH2:10][Br:11]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 6547AzobisisobutyronitrileHCID 67184N-bromobutanimideHCID 5215083-Chloro-2-methylbenzonitrile

Product 1

HCID 149805102-(Bromomethyl)-3-chlorobenzonitrileYield 46%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 5943Carbon TetrachlorideSolventHCID 6344DichloromethaneSolvent

Procedure

To a refluxing solution of 3-chloro-2-methylbenzonitrile (2.0 g, 13.2 mmol) in 20 mL of CCl4 was added 2.6 g (14.4 mmol, 1.1 eq) of N-bromosuccinimide and 0.2 g of AIBN. The solution was refluxed for 3 hours and then cooled, diluted with 500 mL of CH2Cl2 and washed with 200 mL of H2O and 200 mL of brine. The organic phase was dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The resultant oil was flash chromatographed with 5:1 hexane/ethyl acetate to yield the titled compound (1.4 g, 46%) as a yellow oil.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe solution was refluxed for 3 hours
  2. temperaturecooled
  3. washwashed with 200 mL of H2O and 200 mL of brine
  4. dry with materialThe organic phase was dried over MgSO4
  5. filtrationfiltered
  6. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
  7. customchromatographed with 5:1 hexane/ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-4280b87baf5245388b53ad9905af87bd
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1992_09
Patent number
US05151435

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