Hydrogen Bromide → 2-Chloro-3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde

HRID 971614Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 971614 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[C:9]([OH:10])=[C:8]([O:11]C)[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:3]=1[CH:4]=[O:5].Br>>[Cl:1][C:2]1[C:9]([OH:10])=[C:8]([OH:11])[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:3]=1[CH:4]=[O:5]

Participants

3

Procedure

2-Chloro-3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde is treated with hydrogen bromide to give 2-chloro-3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde which is converted to the methylenedioxy derivative with dibromomethane as described above. The product is condensed with nitromethane and the resulting nitroethylene reduced to give the phenethylamine. This compound is condensed with p-methoxystyrene oxide to give the α-hydroxyphenethylamine intermediate which is reated with an excess of trifluoroacetic acid at room temperature for 18 hours to give 6-chloro-7,8-methylenedioxy-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine. This compound is split using boron trichloride as described above to give 6-chloro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-p-methoxyphenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-597818b1abf04487bb7749c16e738a22
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1979_07
Patent number
US04160765

Reaction notes

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