2-bromo-1-fluoro-4-methoxybenzene

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

Procedure: To a RBF was added 2-bromo-1-fluoro-4-methoxybenzene (1.850 mL, 9.02 mmol, Oakwood), 3-fluoro-5-formylphenylboronic acid (1667 mg, 9.93 mmol, Combi-blocks), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (521 mg, 0.451 mmol) and potassium carbonate (3741 mg, 27.1 mmol). A condenser and septum was attached and 1,4-dioxane (24.100 mL) and water (6.03 mL) were added. The mixture was heated at 90° C. for 2 h, at which time the reaction mixture was diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (2×50 mL). The organic extract was washed with brine (20 mL) and dried over MgSO4. The solution was filtered and concentrated. The residue was absorbed onto a plug of silica gel and purified by chromatography through a 50 g silica column, eluting with a gradient of 0% to 30% EtOAc in Heptane, to provide 2′,5-difluoro-5′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-carbaldehyde (640 mg, 2.58 mmol, 28.6% yield) as white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.01-10.14 (m, 1H), 8.01 (q, J=1.56 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (tdd, J=1.41, 2.59, 9.76 Hz, 1H), 7.67-7.78 (m, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J=9.65, 10.42 Hz, 1H), 7.18 (dd, J=3.23, 6.46 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (td, J=3.57, 9.00 Hz, 1H) 3.83 (s, 3H). A condenser and septum was attached extracted with EtOAc (2×50 mL) The organic extract was washed with brine (20 mL) dried over MgSO4 The solution was filtered concentrated The residue was absorbed onto a plug of silica gel purified by chromatography through a 50 g silica column eluting with a gradient of 0% to 30% EtOAc in Heptane

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

Procedure: To a solution of 2-bromo-1-fluoro-4-methoxybenzene (500.0 g, 2.44 mol, 1.0 equiv) in DCM (5.0 L) was added silver trifluoromethane sulfonate (686.0 g, 2.68 mol, 1.1 equiv, Angene) and the reaction mixture was stirred for 20 mins. Iodine (678.0 g, 2.68 mol, 1.1 equiv) was added to the reaction and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 h. The mixture was diluted with DCM (3.0 L) and filtered through celite. The celite bed was washed with DCM (2×1.0 L) and the filtrate was washed with 20% aqueous sodium thiosulfate (3.0 L) and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (3.0 L). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the crude material which was purified by chromatography (silica gel; mesh size 60-120, elution 0-5% ethyl acetate and petroleum ether) to get 1-bromo-2-fluoro-4-iodo-5-methoxybenzene (720 g, 87%), as off-white solid. TLC solvent system: 100% hexanes. Product's Rf: 0.6. MS (ESI, positive ion) m/z: 331.0 (M+1). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.55 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H). the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 h filtered through celite The celite bed was washed with DCM (2×1.0 L) the filtrate was washed with 20% aqueous sodium thiosulfate (3.0 L) and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (3.0 L) The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate filtered concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the crude material which was purified by chromatography (silica gel; mesh size 60-120, elution 0-5% ethyl acetate and petroleum ether)