Sodium borohydride → 5-(((4-Propyl-3 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)-methyl)benzofuran-2-carbonitrile

HRID 1773229Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1773229 reaction equation
[CH:1]([C:3]1[CH:4]=[CH:5][C:6]2[O:10][C:9]([C:11]#[N:12])=[CH:8][C:7]=2[CH:13]=1)=O.[CH2:14]([C:17]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][C:20]([NH2:21])=[CH:19][C:18]=1[C:24]([F:27])([F:26])[F:25])[CH2:15][CH3:16].[BH4-].[Na+]>>[CH2:14]([C:17]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][C:20]([NH:21][CH2:1][C:3]2[CH:4]=[CH:5][C:6]3[O:10][C:9]([C:11]#[N:12])=[CH:8][C:7]=3[CH:13]=2)=[CH:19][C:18]=1[C:24]([F:25])([F:26])[F:27])[CH2:15][CH3:16]

Participants

4

Reactant 3

HCID 4311764Sodium borohydrideHCID 215337204-Propyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)anilineHCID 498318215-Formylbenzofuran-2-carbonitrile

Product 1

HCID 1184524585-(((4-Propyl-3 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)-methyl)benzofuran-2-carbonitrileYield 69.2%

Conditions

Temperature
37.5 °C

Procedure

5-Formylbenzofuran-2-carbonitrile (168 mg, 0.98 mmol) was added to 2 mL of TFE and stirred at 35-40° C. After 5 min, the solution became clear, 4-propyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)aniline (199 mg, 0.982 mmol) was added, and a yellow precipitate formed. The mixture was vigorously stirred at the same temperature for 0.5 hr, NaBH4 (44.6 mg, 1.18 mmol) was added and the reaction was stirred at this temperature for another 0.5 hr. LCMS indicated the reaction was complete, the mixture was filtered, and the residue was washed with TFE (2 mL). The solvent was concentrated under reduced pressure and the crude product was purified by silica gel flash chromatography, 100% Heptane-10% Ethyl Acetate/90% Heptane, to give 5-(((4-propyl-3 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)-methyl)benzofuran-2-carbonitrile (243 mg). LCMS retention time=1.76 minutes (LC method 3); MS (m+1)=358.8. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 0.88 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 3H), 1.48 (sxt, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 2.47 (br. s., 2H) 4.41 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 6.64 (t, J=6.1 Hz, 1H), 6.74 (dd, J=8.4, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.10 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (dd, J=8.7, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (d, J=1.0 Hz, 1H), 8.09 (d, J=0.9 Hz, 1H).

Workup

  1. customa yellow precipitate formed
  2. stirringThe mixture was vigorously stirred at the same temperature for 0.5 hr
  3. stirringthe reaction was stirred at this temperature for another 0.5 hr
  4. filtrationthe mixture was filtered
  5. washthe residue was washed with TFE (2 mL)
  6. concentrationThe solvent was concentrated under reduced pressure
  7. customthe crude product was purified by silica gel flash chromatography, 100% Heptane-10% Ethyl Acetate/90% Heptane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a5a95282c732438f93b2aa3dde8d9f08
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2016_02
Patent number
US09255093B2

Reaction notes

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