Reference of 75279-55-9,Some common heterocyclic compound, 75279-55-9, name is 2-Chloro-6-fluorophenylacetonitrile, molecular formula is C8H5ClFN, traditional synthetic route has been very mature, but the traditional synthetic route has various shortcomings, such as complicated route, low yield, poor purity, etc, below Introduce a new synthetic route.
Step 1–Preparation of alpha-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-2-chloro-6-fluorophenylacetonitrile A 3 neck 200 ml round bottom flask was charged with 7.5 gms of 60% NaH (0.187 mole, 1.5 eq.), washed three times with 25 ml hexanes, in 60 ml of 2:1 toluene:DMF. To this was added 21.2 gms (0.125 mole, 1.0 eq.) of 2-chloro-6-fluorophenylacetonitrile dropwise over 0.5 hour in 40 ml of 2:1 toluene:DMF. The reaction was stirred for 20 minutes at 10 C. then at room temperature for 1 hour after which 32.1 gms of 2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl methanesulfonate (0.137 mole, 1.1 eq.) in 60 ml of 2:1 toluene:DMF was added dropwise over 1 hour. Approximately 70 ml of 2:1 toluene:DMF was added to permit constant stirring and the reaction was stirred for an additional 3.5 hours after which gas liquid chromatography indicated the reaction was complete. Then 50 ml of water was added, followed by 10 ml of 10% HCl and 300 ml of ether. The ether was washed with 100 ml of water which was extracted twice with 50 ml of ether then washed with water. The combined ethers were dried and concentrated to give 40.0 gms of crude product which was distilled under reduced pressure. 26.6 gms (69.8%) of product resulted having a boiling point of 175-185 C. at 1 mm Hg. NMR (90 MHz): 2.2-2.9(m, 4H), 4.2-4.4(t, 1H) and 7.0-7.4(m, 7H).
These compound has a wide range of applications. It is believed that with the continuous development of the source of the synthetic route 2-Chloro-6-fluorophenylacetonitrile, its application will become more common.
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