Dimethylformamide → 2-Fluoro-6-methoxybenzaldehyde

The solution of 3-fluoroanisole (3.36 g, 0.0266 mol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was cooled to −78° C. and 1.4M solution of n-butyllithium in hexanes (19 mL, 0.0266 mol) was added dropwise keeping the reaction mixture temperature below −75° C. Upon the completion of the addition, N,N,N′,N′,N″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine was added dropwise and the stirring at −78° C. was continued under an atmosphere of nitrogen for an additional two hours. N,N-dimethylformamide (3.89 g, 0.0532 mol) was added dropwise and the reaction mixture was slowly warmed up while stirring for half an hour. It was quenched by dropwise addition of 1N hydrochloric acid and the layers were separated. The aqueous phase was further extracted with ethyl acetate (2×150 mL) and the combined organic extracts were dried with magnesium sulfate. The organic phase was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was triturated in n-heptane. The precipitate was collected by filtration and dried to yield 2-fluoro-6-methoxybenzaldehyde (2.95 g, 0.0191 mol) as an off-white solid.

1. customthe reaction mixture temperature below −75° C
2. additionwas added dropwise
3. temperaturethe reaction mixture was slowly warmed up
4. customIt was quenched by dropwise addition of 1N hydrochloric acid
5. customthe layers were separated
6. extractionThe aqueous phase was further extracted with ethyl acetate (2×150 mL)
7. dry with materialthe combined organic extracts were dried with magnesium sulfate
8. concentrationThe organic phase was concentrated under reduced pressure
9. customthe residue was triturated in n-heptane
10. filtrationThe precipitate was collected by filtration
11. customdried

ORD record

ord-c5549fb84784491bbdb07d73575599da

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2003_12

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US06660744B1