Acetone → (4-(Bromomethyl)-2,6-difluorophenyl)(methyl)sulfane

A mixture of 5-(chloromethyl)-1,3-difluoro-2-(methylthio)benzene (21.3 g, 0.10 mol), lithium bromide (15 g, 0.17 mol), and acetone (200 mL) was heated and held at reflux for 18 hours. The cool mixture was poured into water and extracted with dichloromethane (1×200 mL, 2×50 mL). The combined extracts were dried using magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in acetone (200 mL), lithium bromide (30 g, 0.34 mol) and sodium bromide (20 g, 0.19 mol) were added and the mixture heated and held at reflux for 42 hours. The mixture was cooled, added to water, and extracted with dichloromethane (1×150 mL, 1×50 mL). The combined extracts were washed with dilute sodium chloride, dried with magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. The 5-(bromomethyl)-1,3-difluoro-2-(methylthio)benzene was purified using silica gel chromatography using hexanes as a yellow solid (20.5 g, 80%). 1H NMR (CDCl3/400 MHz) 6.92-6.95 (m, 2H), 4.37 (s, 2H), 2.45 (s, 3H). HRMS m/z 251.9432 (M+, calcd 251.9420).

1. temperaturewas heated
2. temperatureat reflux for 18 hours
3. extractionextracted with dichloromethane (1×200 mL, 2×50 mL)
4. customThe combined extracts were dried
5. concentrationconcentrated
6. dissolutionThe residue was dissolved in acetone (200 mL)
7. temperaturethe mixture heated
8. temperatureat reflux for 42 hours
9. temperatureThe mixture was cooled
10. extractionextracted with dichloromethane (1×150 mL, 1×50 mL)
11. washThe combined extracts were washed with dilute sodium chloride
12. dry with materialdried with magnesium sulfate
13. concentrationconcentrated
14. customThe 5-(bromomethyl)-1,3-difluoro-2-(methylthio)benzene was purified

ORD record

ord-f19f3fd62b044c8fb3dd821b2a9ffa5e

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2004_03

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US06699884B2