2-Bromopyridine → 4-(2-Pyridyl)benzonitrile

HRID 1186892Notes

Reaction equation

[C:1]([C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][C:6](B(O)O)=[CH:5][CH:4]=1)#[N:2].Br[C:13]1[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][N:14]=1.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Na+].[Na+]>C(#N)C.C1C=CC([P]([Pd]([P](C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)([P](C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)[P](C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)=CC=1>[N:14]1[CH:15]=[CH:16][CH:17]=[CH:18][C:13]=1[C:6]1[CH:7]=[CH:8][C:3]([C:1]#[N:2])=[CH:4][CH:5]=1

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 90 °C

Procedure

Pd(PPh3)4 (0.404 gm, 0.35 mmol) was added to a degassed solution of 4-cyanobenzene boronic acid (1.029 g, 7 mmol) and 2-bromopyridine (1.11 g, 7 mmol) in 75 mL acetonitrile. 0.4 M sodium carbonate solution (35 mL) was added to the reaction mixture and the resulting solution was refluxed at 90° C. under Ar for 24 hours (progress of reaction was monitored by TLC). The reaction mixture was cooled and aqueous layer was separated. The organic layer containing the product and spent catalyst was mixed with silica gel (15 g) and concentrated to dryness. The 4-(2-pyridyl)-benzonitrile was isolated by column chromatography (0.850 g, 68%). LCMS: MH+=181; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 8.85 (d, 1H), 8.7 (dd, 1H), 7.9 (dd, 1H), 7.75 (d, 2H), 7.7 (d, 2H), 7.4 (dd, 1H).

Workup

custom(progress of reaction was monitored by TLC)
temperatureThe reaction mixture was cooled
customaqueous layer was separated
additionThe organic layer containing the product
additionwas mixed with silica gel (15 g)
concentrationconcentrated to dryness

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-f3f8779ed07d48df9ad665fb3b67bf1c
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2014_03
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US08673924B2

Reaction notes

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