Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(4-Pyrimidinyl)benzoyl chloride

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Methyl 4-(4-pyrimidinyl)benzoate (0.41 g, 1.9 mmol) was stirred at room temperature in ethanol (20 mL) and 2N NaOH(aq) (20 mL) for 1 hour. 2N HCl(aq) was added until a precipitate formed. The resulting suspension was concentrated in vacuo and azeotroped with toluene. Thionyl chloride (100 mL) and DMF (1 drop) were added and the reaction mixture refluxed for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and azeotroped twice with dichloromethane to yield 4-(4-pyrimidinyl)benzoyl chloride. The acid chloride was suspended in dichloromethane (100 mL) and 1-(6-bromonaphth-2-ylsulphonyl)piperazine hydrochloride (0.545 g, 1.5 mmol) added as a solid in two portions followed by triethylamine (2.2 mL, 15 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature then concentrated in vacuo. The resulting solid was separated between ethyl acetate (100 mL) and water (2×100 mL). The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulphate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to yield a black oil which was subjected to chromatography (SiO2: 40%, 50%, 60% Ethyl acetate/Hexane) to yield 1-(6-bromonaphth-2-ylsulphonyl)-4-[4-(4-pyrimidinyl)benzoyl]piperazine as a white solid; 1H NMR (250 MHz, DMSO6) δ=2.94 to 3.18 ppm (m,4H), δ=3.40 to 3.83 ppm (m,4H), δ=7.49 ppm (d,2H), δ=7.83 ppm (m,2H), δ=8.10 ppm (dd,1H), δ=8.14 to 8.23 ppm (m,4H), δ=8.43 ppm (d,1H), δ=8.49 ppm (s,1H), δ=8.89 ppm (d,1H), δ=9.26 ppm (s,1H); MS (M+H)+ 536.

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