2-((2-Chloro-4-nitrophenoxy)methyl)pyridine → 3-Chloro-4-(2-pyridylmethoxy)aniline

HRID 1787517Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1787517 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:15]=[C:14]([N+:16]([O-])=O)[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:3]=1[O:4][CH2:5][C:6]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[CH:8][N:7]=1>C(O)(=O)C.CCOC(C)=O.[Fe]>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:15]=[C:14]([NH2:16])[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:3]=1[O:4][CH2:5][C:6]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[CH:8][N:7]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 1

HCID 174694332-((2-Chloro-4-nitrophenoxy)methyl)pyridine

Product 1

HCID 167812123-Chloro-4-(2-pyridylmethoxy)anilineYield 52%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 3

HCID 23925IronCatalystHCID 176Acetic AcidSolventHCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Procedure

2-(2-Chloro-4-nitro-phenoxymethyl)-pyridine (8 g, 30.2 mmol, 1 equiv) and 8.44 g iron (151.1 mmol, 5 equiv) in 100 mL acetic acid and 50 mL EtOAc were stirred at rt overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite®. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and neutralized with saturated Na2CO3 solution. The solution was extracted with EtOAc and the organic layer was washed with brine and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting crude material was purified by flash chromatography eluting with EtOAc/hexane (3:7) to give 3-chloro-4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)-phenylamine (3.2 g, 52%) as a white solid. 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 5.18 (s, 2H), 6.50 (dd, 1H), 6.76 (d, 1H), 6.80 (d, 1H), 7.22 (m, 1H), 7.64 (d, 1H), 7.73 (td, 1H), 8.55 (m, 1H); LCMS RT=0.89 min; [M+H]+=235.1.

Workup

  1. filtrationThe reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite®
  2. concentrationThe filtrate was concentrated in vacuo
  3. extractionThe solution was extracted with EtOAc
  4. washthe organic layer was washed with brine
  5. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
  6. customThe resulting crude material was purified by flash chromatography
  7. washeluting with EtOAc/hexane (3:7)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a483e43d593e49acae7a49933ee9fecb
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2009_03
Patent number
US07511048B2

Reaction notes

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