Benzonitrile → 2-(3-Bromo-phenyl)-1-phenyl-ethylamine

HRID 45485Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 45485 reaction equation
[C:1](#[N:8])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[Br:9][C:10]1[CH:11]=[C:12]([CH:16]=[CH:17][CH:18]=1)[CH2:13][Mg]Br.[H-].[Al+3].[Li+].[H-].[H-].[H-]>>[Br:9][C:10]1[CH:11]=[C:12]([CH2:13][CH:1]([NH2:8])[C:2]2[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=2)[CH:16]=[CH:17][CH:18]=1

Participants

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Procedure

Benzonitrile (500 mg, 4.849 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution of 3-bromobenzylmagnesium bromide (0.275 M solution in diethyl ether, 21.1 ml, 5.818 mmol) under an atmosphere of nitrogen at room temperature. The reaction mixture was then heated to reflux for a period of 2 hours then allowed to cool. Lithium aluminium hydride (1.0 M in THF, 4.85 ml, 4.849 mmol) was then added cautiously and the reaction mixture was allowed to heat at reflux for a further 16 hours. Upon cooling, the reaction was quenched by cautious and dropwise addition of water (5 ml) and then partitioned between water (20 ml) and ethyl acetate (100 ml). The organic layer was separated, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated. Purification by ion exchange chromatography afforded the desired compound (420 mg, 31%).

Workup

  1. temperatureThe reaction mixture was then heated
  2. temperatureto reflux for a period of 2 hours
  3. temperatureto cool
  4. temperatureto heat
  5. temperatureat reflux for a further 16 hours
  6. temperatureUpon cooling
  7. customthe reaction was quenched by cautious and
  8. additiondropwise addition of water (5 ml)
  9. custompartitioned between water (20 ml) and ethyl acetate (100 ml)
  10. customThe organic layer was separated
  11. dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
  12. filtrationfiltered
  13. concentrationconcentrated
  14. customPurification by ion exchange chromatography

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-07fc14bba03b4a629c20d0e4b4770246
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_09
Patent number
US08541461B2

Reaction notes

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