Methyl iodide → 4-Acetyl-2-bromo-6-chloro-3-methoxybenzonitrile

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

1-(3-Bromo-5-chloro-4-fluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone (2.0 g, 7.5 mmol, Example 43, Step 1) was combined with potassium cyanide (0.58 g, 9.0 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (16 mL) and heated to 85° C. in an oil bath. After heating for 18 hrs, the reaction was allowed to cool to room temperature and iodomethane (0.90 mL, 11 mmol) and potassium carbonate (2.1 g, 15 mmol) were added. The reaction was heated to 65° C. and monitored by LC/MS. After heating for 3 hrs the reaction was complete and allowed to cool to room temperature, then taken up in ethyl acetate and washed with water, brine, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The resultant solution was concentrated to give the crude product as a dark oil. The product was purified by FCC on silica gel eluting hexane:ethyl acetate gradient to give 4-acetyl-2-bromo-6-chloro-3-methoxybenzonitrile (1.65 g, 75%) as a solid residue. LCMS calculated for C10H8BrClNO2(M+H)+: m/z=287.9, 289.9; found: 288.1, 290.0.

Provenance & Evidence