Toluene → 1,4-Benzenedicarbonitrile, 2-fluoro-

HRID 343864Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 343864 reaction equation
Br[C:2]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:5]([C:6]#[N:7])=[C:4]([F:10])[CH:3]=1.C1(C)C=CC=CC=1.[Cl-].[NH4+].[CH3:20][N:21](C=O)C>[C-]#N.[Zn+2].[C-]#N.C1C=CC([P]([Pd]([P](C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)([P](C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)[P](C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)=CC=1>[F:10][C:4]1[CH:3]=[C:2]([C:20]#[N:21])[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:5]=1[C:6]#[N:7]

Participants

7

Reactant 4

HCID 1140TolueneHCID 6228DimethylformamideHCID 25517Ammonium ChlorideHCID 7360294-Bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile

Product 1

HCID 1211941,4-Benzenedicarbonitrile, 2-fluoro-

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 11186Zinc cyanide (Zn(CN)2)CatalystHCID 178418397HCID 178418397, compoundCatalyst

Procedure

A solution of 4-bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile (20 g, 100 mmol), zinc cyanide (7 g, 60 mmol) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (4.6 g, 4 mmol) in DMF (100 mL) was heated at 80° C. for 4 hr. Toluene (300 mL) and saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (300 mL) were added and the layers were separated. The organic layer was washed once with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride and twice with brine. The organic phase was dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated. The product was purified by silica gel chromatography, eluting with a gradient of hexanes to 30% EtOAc/hexanes (11 g, 75%).

Workup

  1. customthe layers were separated
  2. washThe organic layer was washed once with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride and twice with brine
  3. dry with materialThe organic phase was dried (MgSO4)
  4. filtrationfiltered
  5. concentrationconcentrated
  6. customThe product was purified by silica gel chromatography
  7. washeluting with a gradient of hexanes to 30% EtOAc/hexanes (11 g, 75%)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-9f2107e897474f6a8df16a6cb772af0a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1999_01
Patent number
US05863929

Reaction notes

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