1-Bromo-4-fluorobenzene → 2-Fluoro-6-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridine

HRID 399705Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 399705 reaction equation
C([Li])CCC.Br[C:7]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]([F:13])=[CH:9][CH:8]=1.[F:14][C:15]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[C:17](F)[N:16]=1>C(OCC)C>[F:14][C:15]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[C:17]([C:7]2[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]([F:13])=[CH:9][CH:8]=2)[N:16]=1

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
-40 °C

Procedure

Butyl lithium (105.0 ml, 0.26 mol, 2.5M solution in hexane) is added to a solution of 1-bromo-4-fluoro benzene (34. 3 ml, 0.31 mol) in anhydrous diethyl ether (200 ml) at -20° C. The mixture is stirred for 60 min and then chilled to -40° C. 2,6-Difluoropyridine (22.7 ml, 0.25 mol) is added and the reaction mixture is allowed to warm to ambient temperature. Subsequently, the mixture is washed with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (300 ml). The layers are separated and the aqueous layer is washed with diethyl ether 3 times (100 ml each). After drying of the combined organic layers with anhydrous magnesium sulphate, the solvent is removed in vacuo. The crude product is purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, hexane/AcOEt 8/2) yielding colorless crystals of 2-fluoro-6-(4'-fluorophenyl)-pyridine (19.8 g, 41.0% of th.) with mp 34° C.

Workup

  1. temperatureto warm to ambient temperature
  2. washSubsequently, the mixture is washed with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (300 ml)
  3. customThe layers are separated
  4. washthe aqueous layer is washed with diethyl ether 3 times (100 ml each)
  5. dry with materialAfter drying of the combined organic layers with anhydrous magnesium sulphate
  6. customthe solvent is removed in vacuo
  7. customThe crude product is purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, hexane/AcOEt 8/2)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-fc020214cf5c42ad80bfd362ed269035
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1998_10
Patent number
US05824624

Reaction notes

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