Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(4-Bromo-2-chlorophenyl)ethan-1-ol

4-Bromo-2-chlorophenylacetic acid methyl ester (259 g) of Reference Example 16 was dissolved in ethanol (1400 mL) and water (355 mL), calcium chloride (107 g) was added at 7° C., and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. To the reaction mixture was added sodium borohydride (73 g) by portions so that the inside temperature would not exceed 15° C. After stirring at 7° C. for 1 hr, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. 0.1M Hydrochloric acid (4257 mL) was added dropwise to the reaction mixture, and the reaction solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. 0.1M Hydrochloric acid (4257 mL) was added dropwise to the residue, and 1M hydrochloric acid (3000 mL) was further added dropwise. After partitioning and extraction with ethyl acetate, the organic layer was washed with 25% brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (229 g) as a brown oil.

1. customexceed 15° C
2. stirringAfter stirring at 7° C. for 1 hr
3. stirringthe mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr
4. customthe reaction solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure
5. addition0.1M Hydrochloric acid (4257 mL) was added dropwise to the residue, and 1M hydrochloric acid (3000 mL)
6. additionwas further added dropwise
7. customAfter partitioning
8. extractionextraction with ethyl acetate
9. washthe organic layer was washed with 25% brine
10. dry with materialdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
11. customThe solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure

ORD record

ord-4a6bc980f88b4bcc9687f8435d2cc981

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2012_02

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08114902B2