Hydrochloric Acid → (2-Chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-P-tolyl-amine

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A mixture of 146.1 g (1.36 mol) of p-toluidine, 12.6 g (0.02 mol) of (±)-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl, 261.9 g (2.73 mol) of sodium t-butoxide, 314.1 g (1.50 mol) of 2-bromo-3-fluoro-chlorobenzene and 6.3 g (0.0069 mol) of tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) in 3000 ml of toluene is heated to 110° over 30 minutes and stirred an additional 4 hours at this temperature. The mixture is cooled to room temperature and a solution of 680 ml 37% hydrochloric acid and 680 ml of water is added over 15 minutes. The mixture is stirred for 20 minutes and filtered through a pad of Celite. The layers are separated and the organic phase is washed twice with 680 ml of water and once with a solution of 225 g of sodium chloride in 680 ml of water. The solvents are evaporated under reduced pressure to give N-(2′-chloro-6′-fluorophenyl)-4-methylaniline as an oil, b.p. 129–131°/0.5 mm Hg.

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