Hydrogen Bromide → 2-Chloro-3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde

HRID 223111Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 223111 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[C:9]([OH:10])=[C:8]([O:11]C)[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:3]=1[CH:4]=[O:5].Br>>[Cl:1][C:2]1[C:9]([OH:10])=[C:8]([OH:11])[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:3]=1[CH:4]=[O:5]

Participants

3

Procedure

2-Chloro-3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde is treated with hydrogen bromide to give 2-chloro-3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde which is converted to the methylenedioxy derivative with dibromomethane as described above. The product is condensed with nitromethane and the resulting nitroethylene reduced to give the phenethylamine. This compound is condensed with p-methoxystyrene oxide to give the α-hydroxyphenethylamine intermediate which is treated with an excess of trifluoroacetic acid at room temperature for 18 hours to give 6-chloro-7,8-methylenedioxy-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine. This compound is split using boron trichloride as described above to give 6-chloro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-p-methoxyphenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-f8e56124b3914f2bb228727cd735639e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1982_10
Patent number
US04352754

Reaction notes

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