1-chloro-2,5-difluoro-4-iodobenzene

Conditions: temp:90.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Copper(I) iodide (69.4 mg, 0.364 mmol), 2-phenylphenol (93.0 mg, 0.546 mmol) and cesium carbonate (1.78 g, 5.46 mmol) were added to a dry flask under nitrogen. Ethyl malonate (1.11 mL, 7.29 mmol) was added to the mixture, followed by 1-chloro-2,5-difluoro-4-iodobenzene (1.00 g, 3.64 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (3.64 mL, 44.9 mmol). The reaction mixture was sealed and heated to 90° C. After 12 hours, the reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and then diluted with saturated NH4Cl and EtOAc. The organic layer was separated, dried and filtered through Celite. The brown oil was purified via silica gel chromatography (0-30% EtOAc-hexane) to give diethyl 2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)malonate (0.65 g, 58%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.37 (dd, J=6.3, 9.3, 1H), 7.17 (dd, J=6.1, 8.9, 1H), 4.91 (s, 1H), 4.33-4.14 (m, 4H), 1.28 (t, J=7.2, 6H). The reaction mixture was sealed to cool to room temperature The organic layer was separated dried filtered through Celite The brown oil was purified via silica gel chromatography (0-30% EtOAc-hexane)

Conditions: temp:0.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (9.9 mL, 110 mmol) was added to 2-chloro-1,4-difluorobenzene (2.2 g, 15 mmol) at room temperature and then cooled to 0° C. N-Iodosuccinimide (3.16 g, 14.1 mmol) was then added in multiple portions. After 10 minutes, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured over ice-water and extracted with hexane. The organic layer was washed with saturated Na2SO4, dried and concentrated. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography (100% hexanes) to give 1-chloro-2,5-difluoro-4-iodobenzene (3.0 g, 74%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.52 (dd, J=5.4, 7.8, 1H), 7.17-7.08 (m, 1H). to warm to room temperature extracted with hexane The organic layer was washed with saturated Na2SO4 dried concentrated The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography (100% hexanes)

Conditions: temp:90.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Copper(I) iodide (69.4 mg, 0.364 mmol), 2-phenylphenol (93.0 mg, 0.546 mmol) and cesium carbonate (1.78 g, 5.46 mmol) were added to a dry flask under nitrogen. Ethyl malonate (1.11 mL, 7.29 mmol) was added to the mixture, followed by 1-chloro-2,5-difluoro-4-iodobenzene (1.00 g, 3.64 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (3.64 mL, 44.9 mmol). The reaction mixture was sealed and heated to 90° C. After 12 hours, the reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and then diluted with saturated NH4Cl and EtOAc. The organic layer was separated, dried and filtered through Celite. The brown oil was purified via silica gel chromatography (0-30% EtOAc-hexane) to give diethyl 2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)malonate (0.65 g, 58%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.37 (dd, J=6.3, 9.3, 1H), 7.17 (dd, J=6.1, 8.9, 1H), 4.91 (s, 1H), 4.33-4.14 (m, 4H), 1.28 (t, J=7.2, 6H). The reaction mixture was sealed to cool to room temperature The organic layer was separated dried filtered through Celite The brown oil was purified via silica gel chromatography (0-30% EtOAc-hexane)

Conditions: temp:0.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (9.9 mL, 110 mmol) was added to 2-chloro-1,4-difluorobenzene (2.2 g, 15 mmol) at room temperature and then cooled to 0° C. N-Iodosuccinimide (3.16 g, 14.1 mmol) was then added in multiple portions. After 10 minutes, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured over ice-water and extracted with hexane. The organic layer was washed with saturated Na2SO4, dried and concentrated. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography (100% hexanes) to give 1-chloro-2,5-difluoro-4-iodobenzene (3.0 g, 74%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.52 (dd, J=5.4, 7.8, 1H), 7.17-7.08 (m, 1H). to warm to room temperature extracted with hexane The organic layer was washed with saturated Na2SO4 dried concentrated The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography (100% hexanes)