Methanol → 4-(Bromomethyl)-3,5-dichloropyridine

HRID 1870426Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1870426 reaction equation
O[CH2:2][C:3]1[C:8]([Cl:9])=[CH:7][N:6]=[CH:5][C:4]=1[Cl:10].[Br:11]N1C(=O)CCC1=O.C1(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)C=CC=CC=1.CO>CN(C)C=O.O>[Br:11][CH2:2][C:3]1[C:8]([Cl:9])=[CH:7][N:6]=[CH:5][C:4]=1[Cl:10]

Participants

7

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

A cold (0° C.) solution of 4-hydroxymethyl-3,5-dichloropyridine (3.0 g) and N-bromosuccinimide (6.1 g) in dry dimethylformamide (100 mL) is treated with triphenylphosphine (8.9 g), portionwise, during 5 minutes. The resulting red solution is stirred at 0° C. for 45 minutes, and then treated with methanol (5 mL), followed by water (300 mL). The mixture is extracted with diethyl ether (4×200 mL), the combined organic washings dried over sodium sulfate, and the solvent removed under reduced pressure. The resulting residue is chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with a mixture of diethyl ether and pentane (1:2 v/v), to give 4-bromomethyl-3,5-dichloropyridine (3 g), in the form of an off-white solid, m.p. 40-44° C.

Workup

  1. extractionThe mixture is extracted with diethyl ether (4×200 mL)
  2. dry with materialthe combined organic washings dried over sodium sulfate
  3. customthe solvent removed under reduced pressure
  4. customThe resulting residue is chromatographed on silica gel
  5. washeluting with a mixture of diethyl ether and pentane (1:2 v/v)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d3261e4a9e3b49ea9526e9cad899a7a8
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2000_08
Patent number
US06096768

Reaction notes

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