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HRID 1915336Generated: November 2, 2026

Methyl chlorodifluoroacetate → 1-Tert-butyl-2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-nitrobenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl chlorodifluoroacetateHCID 73935—
ReactantPotassium BromideHCID 253877—
ReactantPotassium FluorideHCID 522689—
Reactant1-Bromo-5-(tert-butyl)-4-methoxy-2-nitrobenzeneHCID 57470245—
CatalystCopper(1+) iodide; Copper(I) iodide; Cuprous iodide; Cuprous iodide (CuI)HCID 24350—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product1-Tert-butyl-2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-nitrobenzeneHCID 5747024661.6%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature125 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 1-tert-butyl-2-methoxy-5-bromo-4-nitrobenzene (867 mg, 3.0 mmol), KF (348 mg, 6 mmol), KBr (714 mg, 6 mmol), CuI (684 mg, 3.6 mmol), methyl chlorodifluoroacetate (2.2 mL, 21.0 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) was stirred at 125° C. in a sealed tube overnight, cooled to room temperature, diluted with water and extracted three times with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with brine and dried over anhydrous MgSO4. After removal of the solvent, the residue was purified by column chromatography (0-5% EtOAc-Hexane) to yield 1-tert-butyl-2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-nitrobenzene (512 mg, 61%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.60 (s, 1H), 7.29 (s, 1H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 1.33 (s, 9H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08614327B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_12
ORD IDord-56c8d21c8e2f4fa2969197cf99decf0b
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_12