1-(chloromethyl)-2-methylbenzene

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Procedure: The intermediate 2-(2-methylphenylmethylthio)pyridine N-oxide is prepared by the procedure described in Example 2 from α-chloro o-xylene and 2-mercaptopyridine N-oxide sodium salt. Melting point 134° -136° C. Yield 85% theory. Structure confirmed by IR and NMR.

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Procedure: 3.70 g of sodium are dissolved in 375 ml of ethanol and then 14.6 g of imidazole-4,5-dinitrile and 16.5 ml of o-methylbenzyl chloride are added and the whole is heated under reflux for 8 hours. The whole is concentrated to dryness by evaporation under reduced pressure and the residue is taken up in dichloromethane, washed in succession with water and with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated to dryness by evaporation. The crude product is purified by chromatography on silica gel with toluene/ethyl acetate (5:1) and crystallised from ethyl acetate/hexane. 1-(o-methylbenzyl)-imidazole-4,5-dinitrile having a melting point of 80°-81° is obtained. the whole is heated under reflux for 8 hours The whole is concentrated to dryness by evaporation under reduced pressure washed in succession with water and with saturated sodium chloride solution dried over sodium sulphate concentrated to dryness by evaporation The crude product is purified by chromatography on silica gel with toluene/ethyl acetate (5:1) crystallised from ethyl acetate/hexane

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Procedure: 56 g of KOH, 56 ml of water, 10 g of 18-crown-6 and 5 g of KI were warmed to 75° C. with 200 ml of toluene with exclusion of air. A mixture of 100 g of 2-methylbenzyl chloride and 100 g of methyl ethyl ketone was added dropwise over 30 minutes with vigorous stirring, and the mixture was stirred at 85° C. for 11 hours. The phases were then separated, and the organic layer was washed by shaking with water and distilled through a short packed column. After removing the solvent and the preliminary fraction, 29 g of 3-(2-methylbenzyl)-butanone were obtained at 54°-55° C./0.07 mbar. 25 g of this compound was stirred with 3 g of NaBH4 in 100 ml of ethanol, initially for 2 hours at 25° C., then for a further 2 hours at the reflux temperature. After the reducing agent and solvent had been removed, the reaction product was distilled through a short Vigreux column. 15.5 g of 3-methyl-4-(2-methylphenyl)-butan-2-ol were obtained from 64°-67° C./0.07 mbar. was added dropwise over 30 minutes with vigorous stirring The phases were then separated the organic layer was washed by shaking with water distilled through After removing the solvent

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Procedure: A German patent, Ger.Offen 2,547,030 (1977), disclosed the preparation of o-benzyl toluenes by the reaction of o-methylbenzyl halides with substituted benzenes in the presence of Al-silicate. The 2-CH3C6H4CH2Cl was stirred with toluene and Al-silicate (25% Al2O3) at 110° C. to give 81% 2-methylbenzyltoluene. According to a Japanese patent, JP 59,186,937 (1984), o-benzylphenol was prepared by the liquid phase reaction of benzyl alcohol with phenol in the presence of γ-Al2O3. For example 7.5 g γ-Al2O3 was added to a mixture of 32.5 g benzyl alcohol and 47 g phenol at 190° C. under stirring to give a product-containing 49.9% o-benzylphenol. A German Patent, Ger. Offen DE 3,700,917 (1988), disclosed the preparation of p-substituted o-benzylphenols by alkylation of p-substituted phenols with benzylalcohol in the presence of Na-Y type zeolite. A mixture of 0.5 mole 4-ClC6H4OH, 0.1 mole C6H5CH2OH and 0.6 g of Na-Y type zeolite was heated at 200° C. for 3 hrs to give 25.4% 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol.

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Procedure: 344 g (2.45 moles) of o-methylbenzyl chloride and 3.5 moles of 25% strength aqueous NaOH solution were added dropwise to a refluxed, thoroughly stirred solution of 455 g (3.5 moles) of ethyl acetoacetate, 35 g (0.11 moles) of tetrabutylammonium bromide and 1.2 liters of toluene in the course of 2 hours, simultaneously from two dropping funnels. Thereafter, stirring was continued for a further 2 hours with refluxing. After the reaction solution had cooled, water was added, the phases were separated and the organic phase was washed once with water, once with dilute phosphoric acid and again with water and was then stirred with solid sodium bicarbonate. The mixture was filtered, the solution was freed from toluene and the residue was subjected to vacuum distillation over a 10 cm Vigreux column. 390 g (68% of the theoretical yield) of ethyl 2-(o-methylbenzyl)-acetoacetate of boiling point 100°-105° C. at 0.01 mm Hg were obtained. with refluxing After the reaction solution had cooled the phases were separated the organic phase was washed once with water, once with dilute phosphoric acid and again with water was then stirred with solid sodium bicarbonate The mixture was filtered the residue was subjected to vacuum distillation over a 10 cm Vigreux column

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Procedure: A condenser tube, a stirring blade and a thermometer were set to a 500-mL-volume four-necked flask and in this reaction device, 86.9 g (0.82 mol) of o-xylene and 2.17 g (0.013 mol) of AIBN were placed to prepare a mixed solution. After the reaction device was heated to 90° C., chlorine gas was blown therein at a flow rate of 0.378 mol/hr, and the reaction was carried out for 4 hour with stirring. After completion of the reaction, a part of the reaction mixture was sampled. Then, the components of reaction mixture were analyzed by GC. As a result, the conversion of raw material o-xylene was 99.7%, the yield of α,α′-dichloro-o-xylene was 50.5% (based on o-xylene), and the selectivity of α,α′-dichloro-o-xylene was 50.7%. At this time, α-chloro-o-xylene was obtained in a yield of 30% (based on o-xylene), α,α-dichloro-o-xylene was obtained in a yield of 7%, and α,α,α′-trichloro-o-xylene was obtained in a yield of 9%. to prepare a mixed solution After completion of the reaction a part of the reaction mixture was sampled Then, the components of reaction mixture

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Procedure: The title compound (0.03 g) was prepared from 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-4,5,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-1,2,6-triaza-azulene-6-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (Example 103, Step B; 0.2 mmol) using 2-methylbenzyl chloride (0.3 mmol) in place of 2-chloromethyl-thiophene. The reaction sequence also yielded 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2-(2-methyl-benzyl)-4,5,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-1,2,6-triaza-azulene-6-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester in the alkylation step. MS (ESI): exact mass calculated for C21H22ClN3, 351.15; found, m/z 352.2 [M+H]+. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD): 7.56 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.49 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.23-7.15 (m, 3H), 6.58 (d, J=7.5, 1H), 5.50 (s, 2H), 3.42-3.39 (br m, 4H), 3.15-3.12 (br m, 4H), 2.40 (s, 3H).

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Procedure: A solution of 2-methylbenzyl chloride (0.579 g, 4.12 mmol) in THF (20 mL) was treated with Mg (0.180 g, 7.50 mmol) and strirred at room temperature until all the Mg had dissolved. The mixture was cooled to 0° C., treated with a solution of 1,4-cyclohexanedione mono-ethylene ketal (0.579 g, 4.12 mmol) in THF (50 mL), warmed to room temperature, stirred overnight, quenched with saturated NH4Cl (100 mL), and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL). The combined extracts were washed with water and brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated. The concentrate was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel with 6:1 hexanes/ethyl acetate to provide the desired product (0.48 g, 44%) MS (ESI) m/e 262 (M+H)+. strirred at room temperature until all had dissolved warmed to room temperature quenched with saturated NH4Cl (100 mL) extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL) The combined extracts were washed with water and brine dried (Na2SO4) filtered concentrated The concentrate was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel with 6:1 hexanes/ethyl acetate

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Procedure: A solution of 2-methylbenzyl chloride (0.579 g, 4.12 mmol) in THF (20 mL) was treated with Mg (0.180 g, 7.50 mmol) and strirred at room temperature until all the Mg had dissolved. The mixture was cooled to 0° C., treated with a solution of 1,4-cyclohexanedione mono-ethylene ketal (0.579 g, 4.12 mmol) in THF (50 mL), warmed to room temperature, stirred overnight, quenched with saturated NH4Cl (100 mL), and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL). The combined extracts were washed with water and brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated. The concentrate was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel with 6:1 hexanes/ethyl acetate to provide the desired product (0.48 g, 44%) MS (ESI) m/e 262 (M+H)+. strirred at room temperature until all had dissolved warmed to room temperature quenched with saturated NH4Cl (100 mL) extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL) The combined extracts were washed with water and brine dried (Na2SO4) filtered concentrated The concentrate was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel with 6:1 hexanes/ethyl acetate