Calcium Carbonate → 2,2,2-Trifluoro-N-[2-(2-iodo-5-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]acetamide

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A solution of N-trifluoroacetyl-3-methoxyphenethylamine (15.8 g, 64 mmol) in methanol (325 mL) was cooled to −78 C, and treated with CaCO3 (14.7 g, 145 mmol), followed by a solution of ICl (29 g, 181 mmol) in methanol (40 mL). The reaction was allowed to warm to 20 C while stirring overnight and then filtered, concentrated, dissolved in EtOAc (200 mL), washed twice with 5% aqueous sodium bisulfite (100 mL), once with brine (100 mL), dried with Na2SO4 and concentrated to give 23.8 g of a white solid powder. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) d 7.68 (d, J=9 Hz, 1 H), 6.76 (s, 1 H), 6.57 (d, J=9 Hz, 1 H), 6.42 (bs, 1 H), 3.77 (s, 3 H), 3.61 (dd, J=7, 7 Hz, 2 H), 2.99 (dd, J=7, 7 Hz, 2 H). MS calculated for C11H11F3INO2+H: 374, observed: 374.

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