[C:1]([C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][C:6]([NH:9][C:10](=[O:15])[C:11]([F:14])([F:13])[F:12])=[C:5]([CH3:16])[CH:4]=1)#[N:2].C1C(=O)N([Br:24])C(=O)C1.C(OOC(=O)C1C=CC=CC=1)(=O)C1C=CC=CC=1.[OH-].[Na+]>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl>[Br:24][CH2:16][C:5]1[CH:4]=[C:3]([C:1]#[N:2])[CH:8]=[CH:7][C:6]=1[NH:9][C:10](=[O:15])[C:11]([F:13])([F:12])[F:14]
In a 500 mL round-bottomed flask N-(4-cyano-2-methylphenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide (Intermediate 1; 7.3 g, 32.0 mmol), NBS (5.98 g, 33.6 mmol), and benzoyl peroxide (70%) (1.162 g, 4.80 mmol) were added to carbon tetrachloride (150 mL). The reaction mixture was then heated to reflux under argon for 4 days. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature then NBS (0.5 eq, 3 g) and benzoyl peroxide (0.075 eq, 0.581 g) were added. The reaction mixture was then heated to reflux for a further 18 hrs. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature then poured into 2M NaOH (100 mL). The organic layer was collected then washed with a solution of sodium metabisulfite (10 g in 100 mL water), dried (MgSO4), filtered and the solvent removed. The resulting orange oil was then purified through a plug of silica gel eluting with 1-10% EtOAc:isoHexane. The desired fractions were then combined and evaporated to dryness to give a 1:1 mixture of the title compound and the starting material as an orange solid (9 g) which was then used in the next step without further purification.
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