2-Bromo-5-fluorobenzamide

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:120.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A mixture of 2-bromo-5-fluorobenzamide (9.57 g, 43.89 mmol) and N,N-dimethylacetamide dimethyl acetal (20 ml) was heated under argon at 120° C. for 1.5 h. The methanol formed was collected through a reflux condenser. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool and the excess N,N-dimethylacetamide dimethyl acetal was removed under reduced pressure. The residual oil was crystallized from a mixture of ether (30 ml) and hexane (50 ml) to give 9.51 g (75% yield) of the title material as white crystals. 1HNMR 400 MHz (CDCl3) δ (ppm): 2.43 (3H, s, CH3), 3.16 (3H, s, NCH3), 3.19 (3H, s, NCH3), 6.90-6.97 (1H, m, aromatic), 7.46 (1H, dd, J=3.1 Hz and J=9.1 Hz, aromatic), 7.53 (1H, dd, J=5.1 Hz and J=9.1 Hz, aromatic). MS (ESI+) m/e 287 [M+H+]. was collected through a reflux condenser to cool the excess N,N-dimethylacetamide dimethyl acetal was removed under reduced pressure The residual oil was crystallized from a mixture of ether (30 ml) and hexane (50 ml)

Conditions: temp:120.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A mixture of 2-bromo-5-fluorobenzamide (9.50 g, 43.57 mmol) and N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (20 ml) was heated under argon at 120° C. for 1.5 h. The methanol formed during the reaction was collected through a reflux condenser. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool and the excess N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal was removed under reduced pressure. The residual oil was crystallized from a mixture of ether (75 ml) and hexane (50 ml) to give 8.55 g (72% yield) of the title material as white crystals. 1HNMR 400 MHz (CDCl3) δ (ppm): 3.21 (3H, s, CH3), 3.24 (3H, s, CH3), 7.0 (1H, m, aromatic), 7.58 (1H, dd, J=5.0 Hz and J=8.5 Hz, aromatic), 7.64 (1H, dd, J=3.0 Hz and J=9.1 Hz, aromatic), 8.64 (1H, s, CH). was collected through a reflux condenser to cool the excess N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal was removed under reduced pressure The residual oil was crystallized from a mixture of ether (75 ml) and hexane (50 ml)

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A solution of 2-bromo-5-fluorobenzoic acid (10.0 g, 45.66 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 ml) was treated at 25° C. with oxalyl chloride (8.0 ml, 91.3 mmol) followed by a drop of N,N-dimethylformamide. The resulting mixture was then stirred for 4 h. The solvent and excess reagent were evaporated in vacuo and the residual oil was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (100 ml) and added to a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (200 ml), water (100 ml) and concentrated ammonium hydroxide (10 ml). The resulting mixture was then stirred at 25° C. for 20 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 9.51 g (96% yield) of the title amide as a white solid. 1HNMR 400 MHz (CDCl3) δ (ppm): 5.9-6.3 (2H, broad, NH2), 7.05 (1H, m, aromatic), 7.42 (1H, dd, J=3.2 Hz and J=8.3 Hz, aromatic), 7.61 (1H, dd, J=5.1 Hz and J=9.1 Hz, aromatic). The solvent and excess reagent were evaporated in vacuo the residual oil was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (100 ml) added to a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (200 ml), water (100 ml) and concentrated ammonium hydroxide (10 ml) The resulting mixture was then stirred at 25° C. for 20 h The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate washed with brine dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate concentrated