Buchwald–Hartwig amination: 2,6-Dichloropyridine → 4-Chloro-2-[(6-chloro-2-pyridinyl)amino]benzonitrile
93% yield, run at 112 °C, as recorded by experimental reaction archive. The written procedure is below.
The atoms, from reactants to products
What was in the flask
| Role | Species | Formula | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reactant | 2,6-Dichloropyridine | C₅H₃Cl₂N | |
| Reactant | Benzonitrile, 2-amino-4-chloro- | C₇H₅ClN₂ | |
| Reagent | Potassium Carbonate | CK₂O₃ | |
| Catalyst | Binap, (A+-)- | C₄₄H₃₂P₂ | |
| Catalyst | Palladium (II) acetate | C₄H₈O₄Pd | |
| Solvent | Toluene | C₇H₈ | |
| Product | 4-Chloro-2-[(6-chloro-2-pyridinyl)amino]benzonitrile | C₁₂H₇Cl₂N₃ | 93.49% |
Conditions
- Temperature
- 112 °C
Yield
- 93% of 4-Chloro-2-[(6-chloro-2-pyridinyl)amino]benzonitrile.
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Procedure
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A mixture of 2,6-dichloropyridine (2 g, 13.51 mmol), 2-amino-4-chlorobenzonitrile (2.062 g, 13.51 mmol), PALLADIUM(II) ACETATE (0.303 g, 1.35 mmol), BINAP (1.683 g, 2.70 mmol) and potassium carbonate (5.60 g, 40.54 mmol) in toluene (100 mL) was stirred at reflux under N2 for 5hrs. LCMS detected major peak as desire product. The resulting suspension was cooled, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Column chromatography of the residue on silica gel using 15% to 20% ethyl acetate in hexane, then 100% ethyl acetate as eluent gave the crude product which was recrystallized from methanol/DCM to yield a light yellow solid as desired product 4-chloro-2-(6-chloropyridin-2-ylamino)benzonitrile (3.34 g, 93 %)
The source
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experimental reaction archive record ord-9455bd6f5eee4a2d8aef36cf7b2f19e8 from dataset "750 AstraZeneca ELN dataset" (url: https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/60c9e3f37792a23bfdb2d471). No atom mapping is provided by the source.
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