Iodoethane → 3-Chloro-4-ethoxy-5-fluorobenzaldehyde
Reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:7]=[C:8]([F:11])[C:9]=1[OH:10])[CH:5]=[O:6].[OH-].[K+].I[CH2:15][CH3:16]>C1COCC1.O>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:7]=[C:8]([F:11])[C:9]=1[O:10][CH2:15][CH3:16])[CH:5]=[O:6]Participants
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Procedure
3-Chloro-5-fluoro-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (1.0 gram, 5.7 mmol) in THF (40 mL) was heated at reflux for 17 hours with KOH (534 mg, 9.5 mmol, 1.7 eq) in water (5 mL) and iodoethane (1 mL, 2.2 eq). The reaction was then transferred to a separatory funnel with water and extracted with methylene chloride (thrice, 150 mL each). The combined organic layers were washed with 10% aqueous HCl (40 mL), dried (MgSO4), and concentrated to a viscous orange liquid to yield 1.13 g of 3-chloro-4-ethoxy-5-fluorobenzaldehyde (98%). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): 9.84 (d, J=1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (t, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (dd, J=1.9, 10.7 Hz, 1H), 4.37-4.32 (m, 2H), 1.47-1.40 (m, 3H).
Workup
- extractionextracted with methylene chloride (thrice, 150 mL each)
- washThe combined organic layers were washed with 10% aqueous HCl (40 mL)
- dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
- concentrationconcentrated to a viscous orange liquid
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-64c19d8e636148fa873467541208a3b6
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2011_07
- Patent number
- US07985762B2
Reaction notes
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