Phosphorus oxybromide → 3-Bromo-6-phenylpyridazine

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

6-Phenylpyridazin-3-ol (5.0 g, 29.06 mmol) is dissolved in toluene (100 mL) and heated to 900° C. Phosphorous oxybromide (25 g, 87.19 mmol) is added in several portions and the reaction is heated for 30 minutes. The resulting yellow solution is cooled to room temperature, poured onto ice water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layers are further washed with water and 1M NaOH, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and evaporated to a yellow solid. Recrystallization from CHCl3 gives 2.17 g of 3-bromo-6-phenylpyridazine.

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