2-bromo-4-tert-butylphenol

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

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

Procedure: 2-Bromo-4-tert-butyl phenol (15.0 g, 65.5 mmol) and DMAP (400 mg, 3.3 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (75 mL) and triethylamine (18.25 mL, 130.9 mmol), cooled to 0° C., then treated with methyl chloroformate (7.6 mL, 98.2 mmol) and allowed to warm to room temperature over 2 h. The reaction was quenched with water and the layers separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane and the combined organic extracts dried over Na2SO4. The solution was filtered and concentrated in vacuo to yield an oil that was purified by silica gel chromatography (20% ethyl acetate/hexane) to yield 2-bromo-4-tert-butylphenyl methyl carbonate (17 g, 90% yield). 1H NMR (400.0 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.67 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (dd, J=2.3, 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 1.29-1.26 (m, 9H). The reaction was quenched with water the layers separated The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane the combined organic extracts dried over Na2SO4 The solution was filtered concentrated in vacuo to yield an oil that was purified by silica gel chromatography (20% ethyl acetate/hexane)

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

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

Procedure: To a solution of 2-bromo-4-(tert-butyl)phenol [Intermediate 1, Step 1] (5.0 g, 21.8 mmol) and triethylamine (4.4 g, 43.5 mmol) in anhydrous dichloromethane (20 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added dropwise 2-methoxyethoxymethyl chloride (2.5 mL, 21.9 mmol) and the reaction mixture stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was poured into water (100 mL), the organic phase separated, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 2-bromo-4-(tert-butyl)-1-((2-methoxyethoxy)methoxy)benzene (5.0 g, 72% yield). the organic phase separated dried (MgSO4) filtered concentrated under reduced pressure

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Procedure: A solution of bromine (7.18 mL, 0.14 mol) in chloroform (25 mL) was added dropwise over 2 hours to a solution of 4-tert-butyl-phenol (20 g, 0.133 mol) in 1:1 v/v chloroform:carbon tetrachloride (64 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen until a slight red coloration persisted (approximately 1 mL of bromine solution remained). The reaction mixture was then purged with nitrogen overnight. The resulting tan solution was diluted with dichloromethane (50 mL), washed with 1% aqueous sodium thiosulfate solution (100 mL) and saturated brine (100 mL), dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 2-bromo-4-(tert-butyl)phenol (30.5 g, quantitative yield) as a colorless oil. at 0° C. The reaction mixture was then purged with nitrogen overnight The resulting tan solution was diluted with dichloromethane (50 mL) washed with 1% aqueous sodium thiosulfate solution (100 mL) and saturated brine (100 mL) dried (MgSO4) filtered concentrated under reduced pressure

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

Procedure: 2-Bromo-4-tert-butyl phenol (15.0 g, 65.5 mmol) and DMAP (400 mg, 3.3 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (75 mL) and triethylamine (18.25 mL, 130.9 mmol), cooled to 0° C., then treated with methyl chloroformate (7.6 mL, 98.2 mmol) and allowed to warm to room temperature over 2 h. The reaction was quenched with water and the layers separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane and the combined organic extracts dried over Na2SO4. The solution was filtered and concentrated in vacuo to yield an oil that was purified by silica gel chromatography (20% ethyl acetate/hexane) to yield 2-bromo-4-tert-butylphenyl methyl carbonate (17 g, 90% yield). 1H NMR (400.0 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.67 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (dd, J=2.3, 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 1.29-1.26 (m, 9H). The reaction was quenched with water the layers separated The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane the combined organic extracts dried over Na2SO4 The solution was filtered concentrated in vacuo to yield an oil that was purified by silica gel chromatography (20% ethyl acetate/hexane)

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

Procedure: 2-Bromo-4-tert-butyl phenol (15.0 g, 65.5 mmol) and DMAP (400 mg, 3.3 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (75 mL) and triethylamine (18.25 mL, 130.9 mmol), cooled to 0° C., then treated with methyl chloroformate (7.6 mL, 98.2 mmol) and allowed to warm to room temperature over 2 h. The reaction was quenched with water and the layers separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane and the combined organic extracts dried over Na2SO4. The solution was filtered and concentrated in vacuo to yield an oil that was purified by silica gel chromatography (20% ethyl acetate/hexane) to yield 2-bromo-4-tert-butylphenyl methyl carbonate (17 g, 90% yield). 1H NMR (400.0 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.67 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (dd, J=2.3, 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 1.29-1.26 (m, 9H). The reaction was quenched with water the layers separated The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane the combined organic extracts dried over Na2SO4 The solution was filtered concentrated in vacuo to yield an oil that was purified by silica gel chromatography (20% ethyl acetate/hexane)

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

Procedure: 2-Bromo-4-tert-butyl phenol (15.0 g, 65.5 mmol) and DMAP (400 mg, 3.3 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (75 mL) and triethylamine (18.25 mL, 130.9 mmol), cooled to 0° C., then treated with methyl chloroformate (7.6 mL, 98.2 mmol) and allowed to warm to room temperature over 2 h. The reaction was quenched with water and the layers separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane and the combined organic extracts dried over Na2SO4. The solution was filtered and concentrated in vacuo to yield an oil that was purified by silica gel chromatography (20% ethyl acetate/hexane) to yield 2-bromo-4-tert-butylphenyl methyl carbonate (17 g, 90% yield). 1H NMR (400.0 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.67 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (dd, J=2.3, 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 1.29-1.26 (m, 9H). The reaction was quenched with water the layers separated The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane the combined organic extracts dried over Na2SO4 The solution was filtered concentrated in vacuo to yield an oil that was purified by silica gel chromatography (20% ethyl acetate/hexane)

Conditions: temp:65.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A reaction flask was flushed with nitrogen and charged with 2-bromo-4-tert-butyl-phenol (2.019 g, 8.81 mmol), 5-formyl-furan-2-boronic acid (1.831 g, 13.09 mmol) and sodium carbonate (2.783 g, 26.26 mmol). A mixture of 1,2-dimethoxyethane (40 mL) and water (13 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for 10 min under a nitrogen atmosphere. Dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(II) (0.193 g, 0.27 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred and heated to 65° C. for 17 h. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) (250 mL) and washed successively with 5% aq. potassium carbonate (100 mL), water (100 mL) and brine. The organic layer was separated, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed on flash Silica (100 g, 5 to 10% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford 5-(5-tert-butyl-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-furan-2-carbaldehyde (160 mg, 7%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 1.33 (9H, s) 6.51 (1H, bs), 6.90 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.03 (1H, d, J=4.0 Hz), 7.32 (1H, dd, J=8.8, 2.4 Hz), 7.36 (1H, d, J=3.6 Hz), 7.73 (1H, d, J=3.2 Hz), 9.64 (1H, s). ESI-MS: 243.0. A reaction flask was flushed with nitrogen was added the mixture was stirred The mixture was cooled to room temperature washed successively with 5% aq. potassium carbonate (100 mL), water (100 mL) and brine The organic layer was separated dried over sodium sulfate concentrated under reduced pressure The residue was chromatographed on flash Silica (100 g, 5 to 10% ethyl acetate in hexanes)

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

Procedure: A mixture of 2-bromo-4-(tert-butyl)phenol [Intermediate 1, Step 1] (6.87 g, 30 mmol) and hexamethylenetetramine (20 g, 143 mmol) in trifluoroacetic acid (60 mL) was heated at 90° C. under nitrogen for 22 hours. The hot reaction mixture was poured into 1M aqueous hydrochloric acid (200 mL) and the mixture stirred vigorously for 6 hours. The resulting suspension was filtered to give 3-bromo-5-(tert-butyl)-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (6.79 g, 88% yield) as a yellow solid. The resulting suspension was filtered

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Procedure: To a solution of 2-bromo-4-(tert-butyl)phenol [Intermediate 1, Step 1] (5.0 g, 21.8 mmol) and triethylamine (4.4 g, 43.5 mmol) in anhydrous dichloromethane (20 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added dropwise 2-methoxyethoxymethyl chloride (2.5 mL, 21.9 mmol) and the reaction mixture stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was poured into water (100 mL), the organic phase separated, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 2-bromo-4-(tert-butyl)-1-((2-methoxyethoxy)methoxy)benzene (5.0 g, 72% yield). the organic phase separated dried (MgSO4) filtered concentrated under reduced pressure

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Procedure: Iodomethane (10.0 mL, 0.161 mol) was added to a mixture of 2-bromo-4-(tert-butyl)phenol [Intermediate 1, Step 1] (29.5 g, 0.129 mol) and potassium carbonate (42.7 g, 0.309 mol) in dry acetone (400 mL) and the reaction mixture refluxed under nitrogen for 22 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was then concentrated and the residue partitioned between ethyl acetate (400 mL) and 0.3 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (300 mL). The organic phase was separated, washed with water (300 mL) and saturated brine (300 mL), dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 2-bromo-4-(tert-butyl)-1-methoxybenzene (32.09 g, 100% yield) as a light yellow oil. the reaction mixture refluxed under nitrogen for 22 hours The cooled reaction mixture was then concentrated the residue partitioned between ethyl acetate (400 mL) and 0.3 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (300 mL) The organic phase was separated washed with water (300 mL) and saturated brine (300 mL) dried (MgSO4) filtered concentrated under reduced pressure