1-Benzyl-4-piperidone → 1-Benzyl-4-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine

HRID 1172166Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1172166 reaction equation
I[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([C:8]([F:11])([F:10])[F:9])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[Li]CCCC.[CH2:17]([N:24]1[CH2:29][CH2:28][C:27](=O)[CH2:26][CH2:25]1)[C:18]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=1.C(=O)(O)[O-].[Na+]>C1COCC1.Cl.O1CCOCC1>[CH2:17]([N:24]1[CH2:25][CH:26]=[C:27]([C:2]2[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([C:8]([F:11])([F:10])[F:9])=[CH:4][CH:3]=2)[CH2:28][CH2:29]1)[C:18]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=1

Participants

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Procedure

4-Iodobenzo trifluoride (2.97 g, 10.92 mmol) in THF (50 mL) was added dropwise over 0.5 h to a solution of n-BuLi (7.5 ml, 1.6 M, 12 mmol) in THF (50 mL) at −78° C. The reaction mixture was stirred an additional 0.5 h upon which N-benzyl-4-piperidone (2.13 g, 11.69 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added over 10 minutes. Stirring was continued for 0.5 h at −78° C., followed by room temperature overnight. The reaction was quenched with saturated ammonium chloride and the organic layer was separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with THF and the combined organic layers were dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated to afford a brown oil. The crude product was then dissolved in conc. HCl (30 mL) and 1,4-dioxane (6 mL) and stirred at 100° C. overnight. The reaction was poured into saturated sodium bicarbonate and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 mL). The combined organic layers were dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated. The product was purified by silica gel flash column chromatography (20% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford 1-benzyl-4-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-pyridine (981 mg, 28%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.61 (d, 2H), 7.52 (d, 2H), 7.40 (m, 5H), 6.21 (m, 1H), 3.70 (s, 2H), 3.25 (q, 2H), 2.78 (t, 2H), 2.62 (m, 2H); LCMS: 318.4 (M+1)+.

Workup

  1. additionwas added over 10 minutes
  2. waitfollowed by room temperature overnight
  3. customThe reaction was quenched with saturated ammonium chloride
  4. customthe organic layer was separated
  5. extractionThe aqueous layer was extracted with THF
  6. dry with materialthe combined organic layers were dried (MgSO4)
  7. filtrationfiltered
  8. concentrationconcentrated
  9. customto afford a brown oil
  10. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 mL)
  11. dry with materialThe combined organic layers were dried (MgSO4)
  12. filtrationfiltered
  13. concentrationconcentrated
  14. customThe product was purified by silica gel flash column chromatography (20% ethyl acetate in hexanes)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-2b9d694c161743ba89f772e47fda2efc
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_11
Patent number
US07834004B2

Reaction notes

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