Iodine → 2-Fluoro-3-iodo-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine

Temperature

-78 °C

A solution of N,N-diisopropylamine (1.4 mL, 10.0 mmol) in anhydrous THF (15 mL) is cooled under N2 to −78° C. and nBuLi (2.5 M in hexanes, 4.0 mL, 10.0 mmol) is added dropwise at a rate to maintain the temperature below −65° C. A solution of 2-fluoro-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (1.65 g, 10.0 mmol) in anhydrous THF (15 mL) is added dropwise over 10 min and the resulting orange solution is stirred for 2 h at −78° C. Iodine (2.54 g, 10.0 mmol) in anhydrous THF (12.5 mL) is then added dropwise over 15 min (keeping the temperature under −65° C.), causing the colour of the solution to change to red-brown and a precipitate to form. After 30 min the mixture is allowed to warm to 10° C. and the solvent is evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue is diluted with diethyl ether (25 mL) and washed with Na2S2O3 (2 M aq., 10 mL), HCl (2 M aq., 2×12.5 mL), NaHCO3 (sat. aq., 12.5 mL) and brine (12.5 mL). The organic solvents are dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated under reduced pressure to afford a yellow oil. The product is purified by silica chromatography, eluting with cyclohexane, to afford the title compound as a white solid (1.36 g). Alternatively, this compound may be used directly in the next step without further purification.

1. temperatureto maintain the temperature below −65° C
2. customunder −65° C.
3. customto form
4. waitAfter 30 min the mixture is allowed
5. temperatureto warm to 10° C.
6. customthe solvent is evaporated under reduced pressure
7. additionThe residue is diluted with diethyl ether (25 mL)
8. washwashed with Na2S2O3 (2 M aq., 10 mL), HCl (2 M aq., 2×12.5 mL), NaHCO3 (sat. aq., 12.5 mL) and brine (12.5 mL)
9. dry with materialThe organic solvents are dried over Na2SO4
10. customevaporated under reduced pressure
11. customto afford a yellow oil
12. customThe product is purified by silica chromatography
13. washeluting with cyclohexane

ORD record

ord-de5e3e8b615844b1aba4b310a8ba6fe7

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2011_02

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07893058B2