Sodium Hydroxide → 2-(Diphenylmethyleneamino)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propanenitrile

HRID 80685

Reaction equation

HRID 80685 reaction equation
[C:1]1([C:7](=[N:14][CH2:15][C:16]#[N:17])[C:8]2[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=2)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[F:18][C:19]1[CH:26]=[CH:25][C:22]([CH2:23]Br)=[CH:21][CH:20]=1.[OH-].[Na+]>C(Cl)Cl.[Cl-].C([N+](C)(C)C)C1C=CC=CC=1>[C:1]1([C:7](=[N:14][CH:15]([CH2:23][C:22]2[CH:25]=[CH:26][C:19]([F:18])=[CH:20][CH:21]=2)[C:16]#[N:17])[C:8]2[CH:9]=[CH:10][CH:11]=[CH:12][CH:13]=2)[CH:2]=[CH:3][CH:4]=[CH:5][CH:6]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 14798Sodium HydroxideHCID 680214-Fluorobenzyl bromideHCID 612957[(Diphenylmethylene)amino]acetonitrile

Product 1

HCID 584589102-(Diphenylmethyleneamino)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propanenitrileYield 92%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 5963Benzyltrimethylammonium chlorideCatalystHCID 6344DichloromethaneSolvent

Procedure

(Procedure adapted from J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 50-54). To a solution of 2-(diphenylmethyleneamino)acetonitrile (1.21 g, 5.47 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in CH2Cl2 (9.12 mL) was added 4-fluorobenzyl bromide (0.75 mL, 6.02 mmol, 1.1 equiv), benzyltrimethylammonium chloride (0.10 g, 0.547 mmol, 0.1 equiv), and NaOH (0.99 mL of a 10 M aqueous solution, 9.85 mmol, 1.8 equiv). The reaction was stirred vigorously for 18 h, at which time TLC analysis indicated complete consumption of the starting nitrile. The reaction was added to water and extracted with CH2Cl2 (×3). The combined CH2Cl2 extracts were dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography (5-30% ethyl acetate/hexane) to provide the title compound (1.65 g, 92% yield) as a viscous yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 7.54-7.65 (m, 2H), 7.38-7.48 (m, 4H), 7.31-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.00-7.09 (m, 2H), 6.89-6.97 (m, 2H), 6.84 (d, J=6.30 Hz, 2H), 4.35 (dd, J=7.81, 6.04 Hz, 1H), 3.10-3.29 (m, 2H); LCMS (ES+, (M+H)+) m/z 329.25.

Workup

  1. customconsumption of the starting nitrile
  2. additionThe reaction was added to water
  3. extractionextracted with CH2Cl2 (×3)
  4. dry with materialThe combined CH2Cl2 extracts were dried (Na2SO4)
  5. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
  6. customThe crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography (5-30% ethyl acetate/hexane)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ea0141a21de0411b964d3477074eb909
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_09
Patent number
US08846659B2

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