Buchwald–Hartwig amination: 2,4-Dichloropyridine → N-(4-chloro-2-pyridinyl)pyrimidin-2-amine
52% yield, run at 100 °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 | 2,4-Dichloropyridine | C₅H₃Cl₂N | |
| Reactant | 2-Aminopyrimidine | C₄H₅N₃ | |
| Reagent | Cesium carbonate | CCs₂O₃ | |
| Catalyst | 1,1'-(9,9-Dimethyl-9H-xanthene-4,5-diyl)bis(1,1-diphenylphosphine) | C₃₉H₃₂OP₂ | |
| Catalyst | Palladium (II) acetate | C₄H₈O₄Pd | |
| Solvent | 1,4-Dioxane | C₄H₈O₂ | |
| Product | N-(4-chloro-2-pyridinyl)pyrimidin-2-amine | C₉H₇ClN₄ | 51.71% |
Conditions
- Temperature
- 100 °C
Yield
- 52% of N-(4-chloro-2-pyridinyl)pyrimidin-2-amine.
Procedure
Copied from the source record, unedited
Palladium(II) acetate (0.061 g, 0.27 mmol) was added to 2,4-dichloropyridine (0.500 g, 3.38 mmol), 2-Aminopyrimidine (0.321 g, 3.38 mmol), 9,9-Dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)xanthene (0.235 g, 0.41 mmol) and Cesium carbonate (2.202 g, 6.76 mmol) in dioxane (15 mL) at 20ºC under nitrogen. The resulting suspension was stirred at 100 °C for 90 minutes. Complete reaction by LCMS, cooled to room temperature. The reaction mixture was then filtered, washed with DCM and filtrate concentrated _in vacuo_ to give a yellow gum. This was then dissolved in DCM (200 mL), washed with water (200 mL) and brine (200 mL). The organic layer was passed through phase separating cartridge and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by flash silica chromatography, elution gradient 0
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experimental reaction archive record ord-87f8e3ca7c9b4c4884d79136750f7a54 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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