Phosphorus oxychloride → 4-Chloro-5,7-dimethoxyquinoline

HRID 503595Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 503595 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:12]=[C:11]([O:13][CH3:14])[CH:10]=[C:9]2[C:4]=1[C:5](O)=[CH:6][CH:7]=[N:8]2.O=P(Cl)(Cl)[Cl:18]>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[Cl:18][C:5]1[C:4]2[C:9](=[CH:10][C:11]([O:13][CH3:14])=[CH:12][C:3]=2[O:2][CH3:1])[N:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=1

Participants

4

Procedure

To a mixture of crude 5,7-dimethoxyquinolin-4-ol (5.36 g, 26 mmol) and Hunig'sBase (9.1 ml, 52 mmol) in toluene, was added POCl3(29 ml, 313 mmol). The mixture was refluxed for 5 h. Excess POCl3 was removed under reduced pressure and the mixture was azeotroped with toluene. The resultant gum was treated with sat. NaHCO3 until no gas generated. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc, the organic extracts were combined and washed with sodium bicarbonate and solvent removed under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified via column chromatography on silica gel (RediSep 120 g column, gradient elution with 0-50% EtOAc/DCM) to afford 4-chloro-5,7-dimethoxyquinoline as a yellow solid. MS: m/z=[M+H]+. 224.2 Calc'd for C11H10ClN: 223.7.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe mixture was refluxed for 5 h
  2. customExcess POCl3 was removed under reduced pressure
  3. customthe mixture was azeotroped with toluene
  4. additionThe resultant gum was treated with sat. NaHCO3 until no gas
  5. extractionThe mixture was extracted with EtOAc
  6. washwashed with sodium bicarbonate and solvent
  7. customremoved under reduced pressure
  8. customThe crude product was purified via column chromatography on silica gel (RediSep 120 g column, gradient elution with 0-50% EtOAc/DCM)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-29eb4ffb319041b69c857def3d87eccb
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_08
Patent number
US07776857B2

Reaction notes

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