Buchwald–Hartwig amination: 4-Bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile → 4-(2-Chloroanilino)-2-fluorobenzonitrile
84% yield, run at 80 °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 | 4-Bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile | C₇H₃BrFN | |
| Reactant | 2-Chloroaniline | C₆H₆ClN | |
| Reagent | Cesium carbonate | CCs₂O₃ | |
| Catalyst | Binap, (A+-)- | C₄₄H₃₂P₂ | |
| Catalyst | Palladium (II) acetate | C₄H₈O₄Pd | |
| Solvent | Toluene | C₇H₈ | |
| Product | 4-(2-Chloroanilino)-2-fluorobenzonitrile | C₁₃H₈ClFN₂ | 83.52% |
Conditions
- Temperature
- 80 °C
Yield
- 84% of 4-(2-Chloroanilino)-2-fluorobenzonitrile.
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Procedure
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Palladium(II) acetate (0.561 g, 2.50 mmol) and rac-2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl (2.335 g, 3.75 mmol) was added to a stirred slurry of 2-chloroaniline (2.63 mL, 25.00 mmol), 4-bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile (5 g, 25.00 mmol) and cesium carbonate (16.29 g, 50.00 mmol) in toluene (180 mL) at 23°Cunder nitrogen. The resulting slurry was stirred at 80 °C for 2 hours. The reaction was incomplete (both SM left) so the temperature was increased to 100°C and the reaction mixture was stirred for a further 2 hours. The reaction was incomplete and further Palladium(II) acetate (100mg), rac-2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl (400mg) and cesium carbonate (3g) were added and the slurry was stirred at 100 °C for a further 3 hours. Only small amount of 2 SM left and more product bein
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experimental reaction archive record ord-31c66ec343f04bfcb7e9caaf0de27de4 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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