Iodine → HCID 67367347, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A little iodine was added to a mixture of 31.2 g (5 eq) magnesium and 100 ml dry THF, followed over a period of 10 min by 10 g (0.25 eq) bromobenzene, and the mixture was stirred for a further 10 min. Once the reaction had started, 194.2 g (4.75 eq) bromobenzene dissolved in 500 ml THF were added dropwise over a period of 2 h and the mixture was stirred for a further 15 min. 70 g (1 eq) 1-benzyl-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)piperidine-4-carbonitrile dissolved in 450 ml THF were added over a period of 2 h to the Grignard reagent prepared in the preceding step and the mixture was then heated for 12 h at 80° C. The reaction course was monitored by thin-layer chromatography (10% MeOH/CHCl3). Once the conversion was complete, the reaction solution was cooled to 0° C., mixed with saturated NH4Cl solution, extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 ml) and the combined organic phases were dried with Na2SO4. Following removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, 33 g (40%) of crude product were obtained in the form of an oil.

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