Hydrochloric Acid → 2-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzaldehyde

To magnesium turnings (1.23 g, 50.7 mmol) in a dry flask under nitrogen was added anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (THF, 10 mL). The mixture was mechanically stirred while a solution of 1,2-dibromoethane (1.22 g, 6.5 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added dropwise. Upon completion, a solution of the dimethyl acetal of 2-bromobenzaldehyde (3.00 g, 13.0 mmol) and 1,2-dibromoethane (2.44 g, 13.0 mmol) in THF (10 ml) was added at a rate to maintain gentle reflux. Upon completing, a second solution of 1,2-dibromoethane (1.22 g, 6.5 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added dropwise. The mixture was then refluxed an additional 20 minutes and decanted into an addition funnel attached to a second reaction flask containing a solution of 4-iodobenzotrifluoride (2.72 g, 10.0 mmol) and iodo(4-trifluoromethyl)bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (II) (0.21 g, 0.9 mmol) in refluxing THF (20 mL). The Grignard reagent was added dropwise and the mixture refluxed for 11/2 hr. After cooling to room temperature, 3N hydrochloric acid was added (30 mL) and the THF evaporated on the rotary evaporator. The residue was extracted with diethyl ether. The ether extract was washed with 3N hydrochloric acid (20 mL) water (4×25 mL), and saturated sodium chloride solution (10 mL). The ether solution was then dried (MgSO4), treated with charcoal, filtered and evaporated to give a dark yellow oil (3.41 g). This was chromatographed on the Waters Prep 500 HPLC using a 1:1 mixture of methylene chloride and hexane. The product was isolated after evaporation of solvent as a light yellow oil (2.41 g, 96.4%). 'H NMR (CDCl3): 7.6 (m, 7, Ar--H), 8.0 (m, 1, 3-H), 9.9 (s, 1, CHO).

1. additionwas added dropwise
2. temperatureto maintain gentle reflux
3. temperatureThe mixture was then refluxed an additional 20 minutes
4. customdecanted into an addition funnel
5. customattached to a second reaction flask
6. temperaturethe mixture refluxed for 11/2 hr
7. customthe THF evaporated on the rotary evaporator
8. extractionThe residue was extracted with diethyl ether
9. extractionThe ether extract
10. washwas washed with 3N hydrochloric acid (20 mL) water (4×25 mL), and saturated sodium chloride solution (10 mL)
11. dry with materialThe ether solution was then dried (MgSO4)
12. additiontreated with charcoal
13. filtrationfiltered
14. customevaporated

ORD record

ord-f36b349ee0f94e7698c4f4573c0013f6

Source dataset

uspto-grants-1986_03

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US04578522