2-Fluorobenzylhydrazine dihydrochloride

Conditions: temp:125.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a solution of 4-bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile (3.19 g, 15.64 mmol) and diisopropylamine (13.16 mL, 93.86 mmol) in n-butanol (70 mL) was added (2-fluorobenzyl)hydrazine dihydrochloride (10 g, 46.93 mmol) and the very thick slurry was heated to 125° C. (the mixture became a cloudy solution at 90° C.) for 18 h. The reaction mixture was poured into water and ethyl acetate. The organic layer was isolated and washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. The resulting light brown solid was taken up in DCM (60 mL) and the suspension stirred for 15 min and filtered. The filter cake was washed with very little DCM and hexanes and dried on a high vacuum pump to give the product as a light brown solid (1.55 g, 31%). LC-MS [M+H]+=320.3, 322.3, RT=2.33 min. at 90° C. for 18 h The organic layer was isolated washed with brine dried over Na2SO4 concentrated filtered The filter cake was washed with very little DCM and hexanes dried on a high vacuum pump

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

Procedure: Aqueous hydrochloric acid (3 M, 60.64 mL, 181.92 mmol)I was added to a solution of tert-butyl 1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-2-isopropylidenehydrazinecarboxylate (17 g, 60.64 mmol) in THF (100 mL) and the mixture was heated at reflux for 3 h and concentrated. The residue was taken up in toluene and concentrated, then ether was added to the residue and the suspension was stirred for 30 min and filtered. The filter cake (12.2 g, 94%) was washed with ether and dried on the high vacuum pump. LC-MS [M-2HCl]=141.0, RT=0.25 min. the mixture was heated at reflux for 3 h concentrated concentrated ether was added to the residue filtered The filter cake (12.2 g, 94%) was washed with ether dried on the high vacuum pump