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HRID 1013974Generated: October 26, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Chloro-5-(methylthio)benzonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantDiisopropylethylamineHCID 81531—
ReactantSodium methanethiolateHCID 4378561—
Reactant3-Bromo-5-chlorobenzonitrileHCID 15965893—
Catalyst1,1'-(9,9-Dimethyl-9H-xanthene-4,5-diyl)bis(1,1-diphenylphosphine)HCID 636044—
CatalystBis(dibenzylideneacetone)palladiumHCID 9811564—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product3-Chloro-5-(methylthio)benzonitrileHCID 6687868676.6%

Reaction Steps

(Step 1) A mixture of 3-bromo-5-chlorobenzonitrile (4.0 g), sodium methanethiolate (1.42 g), Pd2(dba)3 (84 mg), Xantphos (106 mg) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (4.78 g) was stirred in toluene (100 ml) at 90° C. for 9 hr. The reaction mixture was treated with 1N hydrochloric acid, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:hexane=1:20) to give 3-chloro-5-(methylsulfanyl)benzonitrile (2.6 g) as a solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07982044B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_07
ORD IDord-ea3122a97ef849578c019e71839db76c
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_07