1-(4-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone

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

Procedure: 1-(4-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone (6.2 g, 25 mmol) was combined with zinc cyanide (4.4 g, 37 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (40 mL) degassed with nitrogen and tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (0.38 g, 0.42 mmol) and (9,9-dimethyl-9H-xanthene-4,5-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphine) (0.57 g, 0.99 mmol) were added. The reaction was degassed with nitrogen and heated to 120° C. and monitored by LC/MS. After heating for 2 hrs, the reaction was allowed to cool to room temperature, diluted with ethyl acetate, and filtered to remove the solids. The organic layer was washed with water, brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to give the crude product. The product was purified by FCC on silica gel eluting hexane:ethyl acetate gradient to give 4-acetyl-2-chloro-5-hydroxybenzonitrile as a yellow crystalline solid (3.5 g, 72%). were added The reaction was degassed with nitrogen After heating for 2 hrs to cool to room temperature diluted with ethyl acetate filtered to remove the solids The organic layer was washed with water, brine dried over magnesium sulfate concentrated in vacuo to give the crude product The product was purified by FCC on silica gel eluting hexane

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

Procedure: The 2-bromo-1-chloro-4-methoxybenzene (25.0 g, 113 mmol) [Oakwood cat#035670] was dissolved in carbon disulfide (250 mL), and the acetyl chloride (12 mL, 170 mmol) and aluminum trichloride (37.6 g, 282 mmol) were added. The reaction was heated to reflux and monitored by LC/MS. After heating for 1 h, the reaction became two layers. The reaction allowed to cool to room temperature and poured over ice. The slurry was extracted with ethyl acetate 3×, the combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 1-(4-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone as a solid (28.0 g, 99%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 12.12 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.31 (s, 1H), 2.62 (s, 3H). The reaction was heated to reflux After heating for 1 h poured over ice The slurry was extracted with ethyl acetate 3× the combined organic layer was washed with brine dried over magnesium sulfate concentrated

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

Procedure: The 2-bromo-1-chloro-4-methoxybenzene (25.0 g, 113 mmol) [Oakwood cat#035670] was dissolved in carbon disulfide (250 mL), and the acetyl chloride (12 mL, 170 mmol) and aluminum trichloride (37.6 g, 282 mmol) were added. The reaction was heated to reflux and monitored by LC/MS. After heating for 1 h, the reaction became two layers. The reaction allowed to cool to room temperature and poured over ice. The slurry was extracted with ethyl acetate 3×, the combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 1-(4-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone as a solid (28.0 g, 99%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 12.12 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.31 (s, 1H), 2.62 (s, 3H). The reaction was heated to reflux After heating for 1 h poured over ice The slurry was extracted with ethyl acetate 3× the combined organic layer was washed with brine dried over magnesium sulfate concentrated

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

Procedure: 1-(4-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone (6.2 g, 25 mmol) was combined with zinc cyanide (4.4 g, 37 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (40 mL) degassed with nitrogen and tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (0.38 g, 0.42 mmol) and (9,9-dimethyl-9H-xanthene-4,5-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphine) (0.57 g, 0.99 mmol) were added. The reaction was degassed with nitrogen and heated to 120° C. and monitored by LC/MS. After heating for 2 hrs, the reaction was allowed to cool to room temperature, diluted with ethyl acetate, and filtered to remove the solids. The organic layer was washed with water, brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to give the crude product. The product was purified by FCC on silica gel eluting hexane:ethyl acetate gradient to give 4-acetyl-2-chloro-5-hydroxybenzonitrile as a yellow crystalline solid (3.5 g, 72%). were added The reaction was degassed with nitrogen After heating for 2 hrs to cool to room temperature diluted with ethyl acetate filtered to remove the solids The organic layer was washed with water, brine dried over magnesium sulfate concentrated in vacuo to give the crude product The product was purified by FCC on silica gel eluting hexane

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

Procedure: The 2-bromo-1-chloro-4-methoxybenzene (25.0 g, 113 mmol) [Oakwood cat#035670] was dissolved in carbon disulfide (250 mL), and the acetyl chloride (12 mL, 170 mmol) and aluminum trichloride (37.6 g, 282 mmol) were added. The reaction was heated to reflux and monitored by LC/MS. After heating for 1 h, the reaction became two layers. The reaction allowed to cool to room temperature and poured over ice. The slurry was extracted with ethyl acetate 3×, the combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 1-(4-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone as a solid (28.0 g, 99%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 12.12 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.31 (s, 1H), 2.62 (s, 3H). The reaction was heated to reflux After heating for 1 h poured over ice The slurry was extracted with ethyl acetate 3× the combined organic layer was washed with brine dried over magnesium sulfate concentrated