Iodine → HCID 68409296, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A little iodine was added to a mixture of 34.5 g (3.5 eq.) magnesium and 100 ml dry diethyl ether, followed over a period of 10 min by 10 g (0.15 eq.) bromobenzene, and the mixture was stirred for a further 10 min. Once the reaction had started, 183 g (2.85 eq.) bromobenzene dissolved in 500 ml diethyl ether were added dropwise over a period of 2 h and the mixture was stirred for a further 15 min. 100 g (1 eq.) 1-benzyl-4-(dimethylamino)piperidine-4-carbonitrile dissolved in 900 ml diethyl ether were added over a period of 2 h to the Grignard reagent prepared in the preceding step and the mixture was then heated for 12 h at 80° C. The reaction course was monitored by thin-layer chromatography (10% MeOH/CHCl3). Once the conversion was complete, the reaction solution was cooled to 0° C., mixed with saturated NH4Cl solution, extracted with ethyl acetate (3×300 ml) and the combined organic phases were dried with Na2SO4. Following removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, the residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel; 1% MeOH/CHCl3). 30 g (35%) of product were obtained in the form of a yellow solid.

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