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Buchwald–Hartwig amination, record ord-45a7a9da12934ab5ab153542a819eb23

One recorded run of this reaction. Below is what the source recorded, and nothing added to it.

verified record39% yield recordedNot balanced as writtenFrom experimental reaction archive

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What was in the flask

RoleSpeciesFormulaYield
ReactantBenzonitrile, 4-bromo-C₇H₄BrN
ReactantDiethylamineC₄H₁₁N
ReagentPotassium CarbonateCK₂O₃
Catalyst2-Dicyclohexylphosphino-2',4',6'-triisoprophylbiphenylC₃₃H₄₉P
CatalystPalladium (II) acetateC₄H₈O₄Pd
SolventAcetonitrileC₂H₃N
Product4-(Diethylamino)benzonitrileC₁₁H₁₄N₂39.17%

The equation does not balance as written. That is usual for an experimental record: the source listed what it put in and what it measured, not a stoichiometric equation.

Conditions

Temperature
160 °C

Only the dimensions the source stated are listed. Anything absent here was not recorded, and it is not inferred from what the class usually needs.

Yield

  • 39% of 4-(Diethylamino)benzonitrile.

Procedure

Copied from the source record, unedited

4-Bromobenzonitrile (2.000 g, 10.99 mmol), diethylamine (3.41 mL, 32.96 mmol) and POTASSIUM CARBONATE (4.56 g, 32.96 mmol) were mixed in dry acetonitrile (10 mL) under argon in a microwave vial. The vial was sealed and heated with microvawes for 60 minutes at 160°C. Added diethylamine (3.41 mL, 32.96 mmol) and heated at 160°C for 3 hours. Added Palladium(II) acetate (0.123 g, 0.55 mmol) and 2-(Dicyclohexylphosphino)-2',4',6'-tri-i- propyl-1,1'-biphenyl (0.524 g, 1.10 mmol), purged with argon for 5 minutes and heated in an oil bath at 100°C for 24 hours. The reaction was cooled to rt and partitioned between EtOAc (100 mL) and saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (40 mL). The layers were separated and the aqueous phase extracted with EtOAc (100 mL). The organics were combined, dried (Na2SO4), filtered

The source

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  • experimental reaction archive record ord-45a7a9da12934ab5ab153542a819eb23 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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