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HRID 1188186Generated: October 26, 2026

Iodine → Tert-butyl 3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantIodineHCID 807—
Reactant4-Bromo-1,2-difluorobenzeneHCID 67675—
ReactantTert-butyl 3-oxopyrrolidine-1-carboxylateHCID 471360—
ReactantMagnesiumHCID 5462224—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ProductTert-butyl 3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxylateHCID 6740500443%

Reaction Steps

Preparation according to Preparation 1. 1-Bromo-3,4-difluorobenzene (5 g, 25.9 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (100 ml), magnesium turnings (0.62 g, 25.9 mmol) and one crystal of iodine. 1-N-boc-3-pyrrolidone (4.79 g, 25.9 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (50 ml). The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel (ethyl acetate/isooctane, 1:9 to 1:1) gave the title compound (3.3 g, 43%). MS m/z (rel. intensity, 70 eV) 243 (33), 198 (45), 141 (39), 127 (44), 57 (bp).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08673962B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_03
ORD IDord-7529c6f327e5443b8e513a6eefa00755
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_03