Benzeneacetonitrile, 4-bromo- → HCID 118037358, compound

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Reaction Steps

A 20-mL vial, with stirrer bar, was charged with 3-chloro-2-(3-chlorophenyl)-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-4-amine (0.110 g, 0.39 mmol), (4-bromophenyl)acetonitrile (0.085 g, 0.43 mmol), Pd2(dba)3 (0.011 g, 12 mmol), X-Phos (0.021 g, 0.043 mmol) and potassium phosphate (0.125 g, 0.49 mmol) in toluene (4 mL) at rt. The reaction mixture was placed under argon and stirred at 100° C. for 30 h. After this time, additional (4-bromophenyl)acetonitrile (0.085 g, 0.43 mmol), Pd2(dba)3 (0.011 g, 0.012 mmol) and X-Phos (0.021 g, 43 mmol) in toluene (1 mL) were added. After a further 16 h, an additional solution of (4-bromophenyl)acetonitrile (0.085 g, 0.43 mmol), Pd2(dba)3 (0.011 g, 0.012 mmol) and X-Phos (0.021 g, 43 mmol) in toluene (1 mL) was added and the reaction stirred for 23 h. The cooled reaction was filtered through celite and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica using hexanes/ethyl acetate (10:0 to 0:10) as the eluent followed by chromatography on silica using hexanes/ethyl acetate (10:0 to 1:1) as the eluent to afford the free base of the title compound (0.041 g, 26%) as an oil. MW=394.30. ESI MS m/z 394 [M+H]+. Treatment with 1.25M HCl in methanol (0.12 mL, 0.15 mmol, 1.5 eq.) followed by recrystallization from acetonitrile/water afforded the title compound (0.016 g, 38%) as an off-white solid. MW=430.76. M.p. 206-208° C. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 500 MHz) δ 8.70 (br s, 1H), 7.67 (s, 1H), 7.65-7.52 (m, 3H), 7.36-7.26 (m, 2H), 7.15-7.01 (m, 2H), 4.04 (s, 2H), 2.89 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 2.34-2.25 (m, 2H), 1.96 (quin, J=7.5 Hz, 2H); ESI MS m/z 395 [M+H]+.

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