methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate

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

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

Procedure: To a mixture of Fe(acac)3 (0.34 g, 0.96 mmol), methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate (4.0 g, 19.6 mmol), and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (8 mL) in THF (100 mL) at −20° C. under nitrogen was added a tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution (1.0 M) of ethylmagnesium bromide (40.0 mL, 40.0 mmol) over a period of −5 min. The resulting mixture was stirred while gradually warming to ambient temperature. Stirring was continued for an additional 17 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic layer was separated, washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), and pumped to dryness under reduced pressure. The brown residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, 20% EtOAc/heptane) to give 1.2 g of the desired product as a clear oil (yield of 32%), along with 1.1 g of methyl 4-ethylbenzoate. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 1.15 (t, 3H), 1.20 (t, 3H), 2.66 (q, 2H), 2.92 (q, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H), 7.15 (d, 1H), 7.23 (s, 1H), 7.76 (d, 1H). Stirring The reaction mixture was partitioned between water and dichloromethane The organic layer was separated washed with brine dried (MgSO4) The brown residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, 20% EtOAc/heptane)

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

Procedure: 413 ml of a 2M solution of the sodium salt of hexamethyldisilazane in THF are cooled to −65° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere, 300 ml of THF are added, a solution of 55 g of 4-methoxyphenylacetic acid in 70 ml of THF is then added dropwise and the mixture is left stirring for 3 hours at a temperature of less than −45° C. 64.5 g of methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate are subsequently added dropwise and the mixture is left stirring while allowing the temperature to rise to 0° C. The reaction mixture is poured onto an ice/1 liter of 2N HCl mixture and extracted with ether, the organic phase is washed with a saturated NaHCO3 solution and dried over Na2SO4, and the solvent is evaporated under vacuum. The residue is chromatographed on silica gel, elution being carried out with heptane and then with the heptane/AcOEt mixture up to (90/10; v/v). 29 g of the expected compound are obtained. the mixture is left the mixture is left stirring to rise to 0° C extracted with ether the organic phase is washed with a saturated NaHCO3 solution dried over Na2SO4 the solvent is evaporated under vacuum The residue is chromatographed on silica gel, elution

Conditions: temp:-70.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 436 ml of a 2M solution of the sodium salt of hexamethyldisilazane in THF are cooled to −60° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere, 400 ml of THF are added, a solution of 75 g of 4-bromophenylacetic acid in 100 ml of THF is then added dropwise and the mixture is left stirring at −70° C. for 1 hour 30 minutes. 67.9 g of methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate are subsequently added dropwise, the mixture is left stirring for 30 minutes and then the temperature is allowed to rise to 5° C. The reaction mixture is poured onto an ice/1 liter of 2N HCl mixture and extracted with ether, the organic phase is washed with a saturated NaHCO3 solution and with water and dried over Na2SO4, the solvent is evaporated under vacuum to a volume of 200 ml, pentane is added and the crystalline product formed is filtered off. 80 g of the expected compound are obtained. the mixture is left the mixture is left stirring for 30 minutes to rise to 5° C extracted with ether the organic phase is washed with a saturated NaHCO3 solution and with water dried over Na2SO4 the solvent is evaporated under vacuum to a volume of 200 ml, pentane is added the crystalline product formed is filtered off

Conditions: temp:-60.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 420 ml of a 2M solution of the sodium salt of hexamethyldisilazane in THF are cooled to −60° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere, 350 ml of THF are added, then, dropwise, a solution of 57.6 g of 4-chlorophenylacetic acid in 70 ml of THF is added and the mixture is left stirring at −60° C. for one hour. 66 g of methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate are subsequently added dropwise at −60° C., the mixture is left stirring at −60° C. for 40 minutes and then the temperature is allowed to rise to 0° C. The reaction mixture is poured onto an ice/1 liter of 2N HCl mixture and extracted with ether, the organic phase is dried over Na2SO4, the solvent is concentrated under vacuum to a volume of 150 ml, 200 ml of pentane are added and the crystalline product formed is filtered off. 60 g of the expected compound are obtained. the mixture is left the mixture is left stirring at −60° C. for 40 minutes to rise to 0° C extracted with ether the organic phase is dried over Na2SO4 the solvent is concentrated under vacuum to a volume of 150 ml, 200 ml of pentane are added the crystalline product formed is filtered off

Conditions: temp:-60.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 420 ml of a 2M solution of the sodium salt of hexamethyldisilazane in THF are cooled to −60° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere, 350 ml of THF are added, then, dropwise, a solution of 57.6 g of 4-chlorophenylacetic acid in 70 ml of THF is added and the mixture is left stirring at −60° C. for one hour. 66 g of methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate are subsequently added dropwise at −60° C., the mixture is left stirring at −60° C. for 40 minutes and then the temperature is allowed to rise to 0° C. The reaction mixture is poured onto an ice/1 liter of 2N HCl mixture and extracted with ether, the organic phase is dried over Na2SO4, the solvent is concentrated under vacuum to a volume of 150 ml, 200 ml of pentane are added and the crystalline product formed is filtered off. 60 g of the expected compound are obtained. the mixture is left the mixture is left stirring at −60° C. for 40 minutes to rise to 0° C extracted with ether the organic phase is dried over Na2SO4 the solvent is concentrated under vacuum to a volume of 150 ml, 200 ml of pentane are added the crystalline product formed is filtered off

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

Procedure: To a mixture of Fe(acac)3 (0.34 g, 0.96 mmol), methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate (4.0 g, 19.6 mmol), and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (8 mL) in THF (100 mL) at −20° C. under nitrogen was added a tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution (1.0 M) of ethylmagnesium bromide (40.0 mL, 40.0 mmol) over a period of −5 min. The resulting mixture was stirred while gradually warming to ambient temperature. Stirring was continued for an additional 17 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic layer was separated, washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), and pumped to dryness under reduced pressure. The brown residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, 20% EtOAc/heptane) to give 1.2 g of the desired product as a clear oil (yield of 32%), along with 1.1 g of methyl 4-ethylbenzoate. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 1.15 (t, 3H), 1.20 (t, 3H), 2.66 (q, 2H), 2.92 (q, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H), 7.15 (d, 1H), 7.23 (s, 1H), 7.76 (d, 1H). Stirring The reaction mixture was partitioned between water and dichloromethane The organic layer was separated washed with brine dried (MgSO4) The brown residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, 20% EtOAc/heptane)

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

Procedure: To a mixture of Fe(acac)3 (0.34 g, 0.96 mmol), methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate (4.0 g, 19.6 mmol), and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (8 mL) in THF (100 mL) at −20° C. under nitrogen was added a tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution (1.0 M) of ethylmagnesium bromide (40.0 mL, 40.0 mmol) over a period of −5 min. The resulting mixture was stirred while gradually warming to ambient temperature. Stirring was continued for an additional 17 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic layer was separated, washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), and pumped to dryness under reduced pressure. The brown residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, 20% EtOAc/heptane) to give 1.2 g of the desired product as a clear oil (yield of 32%), along with 1.1 g of methyl 4-ethylbenzoate. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 1.15 (t, 3H), 1.20 (t, 3H), 2.66 (q, 2H), 2.92 (q, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H), 7.15 (d, 1H), 7.23 (s, 1H), 7.76 (d, 1H). Stirring The reaction mixture was partitioned between water and dichloromethane The organic layer was separated washed with brine dried (MgSO4) The brown residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, 20% EtOAc/heptane)

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

Procedure: 61.8 g (0.3 mole) of methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate and 52.2 g (0.33 mole) of 5-bromopyrimidine are dissolved in a mixture of 400 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 200 ml of diethyl ether. After the addition of 30 g of molecular sieve, the reaction mixture is stirred for 1/2 hour at room temperature and then cooled to about -120° C. 187.2 ml (0.3 mole) of butyl lithium as a 1.6 molar solution in hexane are added dropwise at this temperature. The reaction mixture is then stirred for 11/2 hours in the temperature range from -100° to -130° C. Subsequently, while allowing the temperature to increase to room temperature, stirring is continued until the reaction is complete. 300 ml of 10% ammonium chloride solution are then added dropwise, and the reaction mixture is extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic solution is dried over sodium sulfate and then filtered, and the filtrate is concentrated. The resultant crude product is then purified through a flash column packed with silica gel (eluant: a 3:1 mixture of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate), affording 45 g (59.3% of theory) of the title compound with a melting point of 75°-78° C. After the addition of 30 g of molecular sieve cooled to about -120° C The reaction mixture is then stirred for 11/2 hours in the temperature range from -100° to -130° C to increase to room temperature stirring the reaction mixture is extracted three times with ethyl acetate The organic solution is dried over sodium sulfate filtered the filtrate is concentrated The resultant crude product is then purified through a flash column a 3:1 mixture of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate),

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

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

Procedure: 61.8 g (0.3 mole) of methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate and 52.2 g (0.33 mole) of 5-bromopyrimidine are dissolved in a mixture of 400 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 200 ml of diethyl ether. After the addition of 30 g of molecular sieve, the reaction mixture is stirred for 1/2 hour at room temperature and then cooled to about -120° C. 187.2 ml (0.3 mole) of butyl lithium as a 1.6 molar solution in hexane are added dropwise at this temperature. The reaction mixture is then stirred for 11/2 hours in the temperature range from -100° to -130° C. Subsequently, while allowing the temperature to increase to room temperature, stirring is continued until the reaction is complete. 300 ml of 10% ammonium chloride solution are then added dropwise, and the reaction mixture is extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic solution is dried over sodium sulfate and then filtered, and the filtrate is concentrated. The resultant crude product is then purified through a flash column packed with silica gel (eluant: a 3:1 mixture of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate), affording 45 g (59.3% of theory) of the title compound with a melting point of 75°-78° C. After the addition of 30 g of molecular sieve cooled to about -120° C The reaction mixture is then stirred for 11/2 hours in the temperature range from -100° to -130° C to increase to room temperature stirring the reaction mixture is extracted three times with ethyl acetate The organic solution is dried over sodium sulfate filtered the filtrate is concentrated The resultant crude product is then purified through a flash column a 3:1 mixture of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate),

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

Procedure: 61.8 g (0.3 mole) of methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate and 52.2 g (0.33 mole) of 5-bromopyrimidine are dissolved in a mixture of 400 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 200 ml of diethyl ether. After the addition of 30 g of molecular sieve, the reaction mixture is stirred for 1/2 hour at room temperature and then cooled to about -120° C. 187.2 ml (0.3 mole) of butyl lithium as a 1.6 molar solution in hexane are added dropwise at this temperature. The reaction mixture is then stirred for 11/2 hours in the temperature range from -100° to -130° C. Subsequently, while allowing the temperature to increase to room temperature, stirring is continued until the reaction is complete. 300 ml of 10% ammonium chloride solution are then added dropwise, and the reaction mixture is extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic solution is dried over sodium sulfate and then filtered, and the filtrate is concentrated. The resultant crude product is then purified through a flash column packed with silica gel (eluant: a 3:1 mixture of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate), affording 45 g (59.3% of theory) of the title compound with a melting point of 75°-78° C. After the addition of 30 g of molecular sieve cooled to about -120° C The reaction mixture is then stirred for 11/2 hours in the temperature range from -100° to -130° C to increase to room temperature stirring the reaction mixture is extracted three times with ethyl acetate The organic solution is dried over sodium sulfate filtered the filtrate is concentrated The resultant crude product is then purified through a flash column a 3:1 mixture of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate),