4-Fluoro-3-methoxybenzaldehyde → 1-(4-Fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-phenylethanol

HRID 1874188Notes

Reaction equation

[F:1][C:2]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:5]([CH:6]=[O:7])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[O:10][CH3:11].[CH2:12]([Mg]Cl)[C:13]1[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=1>C1COCC1>[F:1][C:2]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:5]([CH:6]([OH:7])[CH2:12][C:13]2[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=2)=[CH:4][C:3]=1[O:10][CH3:11]

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 50 °C

Procedure

To a solution of 4-fluoro-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (25 g, 162 mmol) in THF (150 mL) was added a solution of benzyl magnesium chloride (2 M solution in THF, 122 mL, 243 mmol) in THF (50 mL). The reaction mixture was heated at 50° C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to rt and quenched by addition of sat. NH4Cl. The reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3×) and the combined organic layers were washed with sat. NaCl, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, eluting with 0-40% EtOAc/hexane) to yield 1-(4-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-phenylethanol as a yellow oil (24 g, 60% yield). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 7.27-7.32 (m, 2H), 7.21-7.27 (m, 1H), 7.16 (d, J=7 Hz, 2H), 7.01 (dd, J=11, 8 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (dd, J=8, 2 Hz, 1H), 6.82 (ddd, J=8, 4, 1 Hz, 1 H), 4.80-4.88 (m, 1H), 4.66 (d, J=6 Hz, 1H), 3.84 (s, 3H), 2.91-3.04 (m, 2H).

Workup

temperatureto cool to rt
customquenched by addition of sat. NH4Cl
extractionThe reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3×)
washthe combined organic layers were washed with sat. NaCl
dry with materialdried over Na2SO4
filtrationfiltered
concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
customThe residue was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, eluting with 0-40% EtOAc/hexane)

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-590789b20d734790a34a72cfb4183166
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2012_11
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US08304403B2

Reaction notes

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