These common heterocyclic compound, 64113-85-5, name is 4-Methyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-carbonitrile, its 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. Product Details of 64113-85-5
General procedure: The heterocyclic derivative (0.99 mmol) and 5 mL THF is cooled to -78 oC, n-BuLi solution ( 0.5, mL, 1.2 eq) is added, the mixture is stirred 1 hr, after which 2-cyano-4-methyhlbiphenyl (192 mg, 0.99 mmol, dissolved in 5 mL THF) is added dropwise, The solution is then stirred 1 hr at -78 oC, then allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 6 hr. After this, 10 mL of 6M HCl is added and the mixture is stirred overnight. The solution is then basified with 10M NaOH and the products are partitioned between ether and water. The aqueous layer is further extracted (2x with ether) and the combined extracts are washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and filtered. The solvent is then removed under reduced pressure and the crude mixture is purified by column chromatography (1:1, hexanes: ethyl acetate).
The synthetic route of 4-Methyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-carbonitrile has been constantly updated, and we look forward to future research findings.
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Article; Stentzel, Michael R.; Klumpp, Douglas A.; Tetrahedron Letters; vol. 60; 25; (2019); p. 1675 – 1677;,
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