Tetrahydrofuran → 3-(2-Bromo-acetyl)-6-fluoro-2-methyl-benzonitrile

Temperature

100 °C

Degassed tributyl(1-ethoxyvinyl)tin (200 mL, 591 mmol) was added to a stirred, room temperature mixture of 3-bromo-6-fluoro-2-methyl-benzonitrile (115 g, 537 mmol) and cis-PdCl2(PPh3)2(18.9 g, 26.9 mmol) in degassed dioxane (1149 mL) and the mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 22 hours. Completion of the reaction could be seen by plating of palladium metal onto the side of the flask. The reaction was cooled to 0° C. and THF (575 mL) and Water (230 mL) were added followed by NBS (110 g, 618 mmol) (added portionwise over 15 min, maintaining internal temperature <5° C.). After 30 minutes, HPLC showed full consumption of the intermediate enol ether. The solution was diluted with MTBE (1000 mL) and washed with 0.5% aqueous HBr (3×500 mL), then washed with water. The organics were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. A precipitate was generated, and the solid was filtered and washed several times with hexanes. It was dried by nitrogen sweep, providing 3-(2-Bromo-acetyl)-6-fluoro-2-methyl-benzonitrile.

1. customCompletion of the reaction
2. temperatureThe reaction was cooled to 0° C.
3. additionadded portionwise over 15 min
4. temperaturemaintaining internal temperature <5° C.)
5. waitAfter 30 minutes
6. customconsumption of the intermediate enol ether
7. additionThe solution was diluted with MTBE (1000 mL)
8. washwashed with 0.5% aqueous HBr (3×500 mL)
9. washwashed with water
10. dry with materialThe organics were dried over MgSO4
11. filtrationfiltered
12. concentrationconcentrated
13. filtrationthe solid was filtered
14. washwashed several times with hexanes
15. customIt was dried by nitrogen sweep

ORD record

ord-0ac05210473e4b1f9f9b021e23943891

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2015_12

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US09206199B2