Regioselective iodination of chlorinated aromatic compounds using silver salts

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2011.07.064

The iodination of chlorinated aromatic compounds using Ag ₂SO₄/I₂, AgSbF₆/I₂, AgBF₄/I₂, and AgPF₆/I₂ offers access to iodoarenes that are valuable intermediates in organic synthesis. Specifically, iodination of phenols, anisoles, and anilines with a 3,5-dichloro substitution pattern preferentially yielded the ortho, para, and para iodinated product, respectively. In the case of chlorobenzene and 3-chlorotoluene, AgSbF₆/I₂, AgBF₄/I₂, and AgPF ₆/I₂, but not Ag₂SO₄/I₂, selectively introduced the iodine in para position to the chlorine substituent.

Full text of DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2011.07.064

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Regioselective iodination of chlorinated aromatic compounds using silver salts
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Sudhir N. Joshi a, Sandhya M. Vyas a, Huimin Wu a, Michael W. Duffel b c, Sean Parkin d,
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Hans-Joachim Lehmler a
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a The University of Iowa, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, UI Research Park, 124 IREH, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
b The University of Iowa, College of Pharmacy, Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
c The University of Iowa, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
d University of Kentucky, Department of Chemistry, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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Accepted 20 July 2011
Available online 27 July 2011
The iodination of chlorinated aromatic compounds using Ag2SO4/I2, AgSbF6/I2, AgBF4/I2, and AgPF6/I2
offers access to iodoarenes that are valuable intermediates in organic synthesis. Specifically, iodination of
phenols, anisoles, and anilines with a 3,5-dichloro substitution pattern preferentially yielded the ortho,
para, and para iodinated product, respectively. In the case of chlorobenzene and 3-chlorotoluene, AgSbF6/
I2, AgBF4/I2, and AgPF6/I2, but not Ag2SO4/I2, selectively introduced the iodine in para position to the
chlorine substituent.
Keywords:
Phenol
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Anisole
Aniline
Chlorobenzene
3-Chlorotoluene
Non-coordinating ions
Silver sulfate
Silver hexafluoroantimonate
Silver tetrafluoroborate
Silver hexafluorophosphate
1. Introduction
In particular the electrophilic iodination of phenols, anisoles,
and anilines provides straightforward access to a range of valuable
The iodoarene moiety is an important structural motif in bi-
ologically active molecules (e.g., thyroid hormone) and a synthetic
intermediate for a variety of fine chemistry products (e.g., iso-
vanillyl sweeteners1), radiopharmaceuticals,2 environmental con-
taminants,3,4 and numerous bioactive compounds, such as
camptothecin,5 cephalosporin derivatives,6 dehydrotubifoline,7
morphine,8 sangliferine A,9 ecteinascidine,10 and berkelic acid
methyl ester.11 One example of a prescription drug synthesized
from an iodoarene intermediate is galanthamine, an acetylcholin-
esterase inhibitor for the symptomatic treatment of senile de-
mentia of Alzheimer patients.12 The usefulness of iodoarenes as
synthetic intermediates is partly due to the fact that the iodo
substituent can undergo a multitude of transition metal-catalyzed
cross-coupling reactions.13,14
iodoarene intermediates.15,16 A variety of iodine atom donating
reagents, such as N-iodosuccinimide/p-toluenesulfonic acid17 and
iodine monochloride (ICl),18 have been used successfully for the
iodination of aromatic compounds. In addition, elemental iodine
(I2) is a particularly attractive source of iodine atoms.15,16 Iodination
reactions using I2 require activation by protons, metal ions or
a suitable solvent and trapping of the hydriodic acid formed during
the reaction to prevent cleavage of carboneiodide bonds. Finally,
oxidative activation strategies have been employed to generate
reactive iodonium species or to oxidize the released iodide to io-
dine, thus allowing a stoichiometric use of the iodine atoms present
in the reaction.15,16 Most iodination reagents give good-to-excellent
yields of iodinated phenols, anisoles, and anilines and display
a high para regioselectivity. In para-substituted aromatic com-
pounds, iodination typically results in mono- or even di-iodination
in ortho positions.
Iodinated phenols, anisoles, and anilines with chlorine sub-
stituents in the meta position are of interest as starting materials for
a variety of drug molecules19e21 and environmental contami-
nants.3,4 These compounds are frequently synthesized via the
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reduction of a suitable nitrobenzene followed by a Sandmeyer re-
action to introduce the iodo substituent.3,4,22e24 Although a direct
iodination of a suitable chlorinated precursor would greatly im-
prove access to these building blocks, the regioselectivity of the
iodination of chlorinated aromatic compounds has been poorly
characterized. For example, 3,5-dichloro-2-iodophenol, a starting
material for the synthesis of heat shock protein-90 (HSP-90) in-
hibitors, can only be synthesized in moderate yield by iodination of
3,5-dichlorophenol with NaH/I2.19 2,5-Dichloro-4-iodophenol,
a precursor of cephalosporin derivatives with activity against
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, was synthesized from
2,5-dichlorophenol with Ag2SO4/I2.6 Several chlorinated iodo- and
diiodoanilines have been prepared by iodination of the corre-
sponding chlorinated aniline with iodine monochloride.20,21,25,26
For example, 2-iodo-3,4-dichloroaniline, a starting material for
preparation of indolyl substituted benzoic acids for the treatment
of urinary tract disorders, has been synthesized by ICl/AcOH in only
35% yield.26
One reason for the lack of direct iodination procedures for
chlorinated aromatic compounds is the challenging separation of
different iodinated regioisomers (Scheme 1) and the formation of
byproducts resulting from dehalogenation, polysubstitution and
other side-reactions, which considerably complicates the product
isolation and purification. Here, we systematically investigate the
regioselective iodination of a series of chlorinated phenols, ani-
soles, anilines, and other aromatic compounds using a series of
iodination reagents, with a special emphasis on iodination re-
actions using I2 and silver salts with non-coordinating anions.
dichloroiodinate (BTMACl2I)/ZnCl2 at room temperature, the total
yield of iodides 2b and 3bwas poorand no diiodinated products were
3
detected(entry1e3). BTMACl2I/ZnCl2 at90 ꢀC also resulted in almost
complete conversion of 1b and the formation of essentially a 1:1
mixture of 2b and 3b (entry 1e4). Only 4% conversion and no regio-
selectivitywasobservedwhen1bwasiodinatedCAN/I2 inacetonitrile
(entry 1e5).27,28 In contrast, the iodination of phenol with CAN/I2 has
been reported to give 70% yield of the 2- and 4-iodinated products,
witharatioof2a/3aof7:3.28 Overall,theyieldsand/orregioselectivity
withtheconventionaliodinationreagents wereunsatisfactory(yields
<41%), with only NIS/PTSA resulting in a reasonable yield of 3b (57%).
2.1.2. Iodinations of 3,5-dichlorophenol 1b using Ag2SO4/I2 and re-
lated silver reagents. Considering the poor yield and regiose-
lectivity of more conventional iodination reagents (Table 1, entries
1e1 to 1e5), a series of silver salt/I2 reagents was studied as io-
6,29e31
dination reagents for 1b. Silver salts, such as Ag2SO4/I2
and
Ag(OCOCF3)/I2,32,33 have been used extensively for the iodination of
aromatic compounds. They activate I2 by forming insoluble silver
iodide, thus generating an electrophilic iodine species. The reactive
iodine species appears to be identical in many of these reactions
and is thought to react with the respective aromatic compound via
a s
-complex.34 As shown in Table 1, only a small percentage of 1b
was iodinated with Ag2SO4/I2 in acetonitrile (entry 1e6), whereas
complete or almost complete conversion of 1b was observed with
all other silver salts investigated (entries 1e7 to 1e10). However,
several reagents displayed poor yields, possibly due to the high
reactivity of the respective reagent (entries 1e7 and 1e8).
X
X
X
X
I
+
+
R
1
R
2
R
1
R
2
R
1
R
2
R
1
R
2
I
2
1
2
I
3
4
X = OH
X = OCH3
c: R
= R
X = NH2
X = Cl
X = CH3
i: R
= Cl; R = H
a: R
1
= R
2
= H
= Cl
1
2
= Cl
d: R
g: R
1
1
= R
= R
2
2
= H
= Cl
h: R
1
= R
2
= H
1
2
b: R
1
= R
2
Scheme 1. Regioselective iodination of chlorinated phenols, anisoles, anilines, chlorobenzenes, and chlorotoluenes using different silver salts as iodination reagents.
2. Results and discussion
b-Cyclodextrin has been shown to improve the regioselectivity
of bromination reactions in organic solvents due to complexation
of the aromatic phenol or aniline,35,36 but to decrease the ortho-to-
para ratio for the ortho iodination of phenol (1a) in aqueous so-
2.1. Exploratory iodination of phenol (1a), 3,5-dichlorophenol
(1b), and 3,5-dichloroanisole (1c)
lution.37 In this study,
b-cyclodextrin had no advantageous effect
2.1.1. Conventional iodination reagents. The iodination of phenol
(1a) with different iodination reagents has been investigated ex-
tensively and typically results in good yields and para selectivity.15
Building on published iodination approaches for 1a, this study
initially investigated the regioselectivity of the iodination of 3,5-
dichlorophenol 1b (Table 1). The corresponding iodides 2b and
3b are useful starting materials for the synthesis of HSP-90 in-
hibitors19 or metabolites of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).3,4
Iodination with I2 in ethanol resulted in complete conversion of
1b within 16 h and displayed ortho selectivity; however, the yield of
the ortho iodinated product 2b was only 16% (entry 1e1). N-Iodo-
succinimide (NIS)/p-toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA) as the iodine atom
donating reagent17 resulted in almost complete conversion of 1b
within 24 h, with a 3b/2b ratio of approximately 3:1 (entry 1e2). A
more pronounced regioselectivity has been reported previously for
the iodination of phenol (1a) with NIS/PTSA (3a/2a>14:1).17
Although nearly complete conversion was observed within 24 h
for the iodination of 1b with benzyltrimethylammonium
on the regioselectivity of the iodination of 1b with Ag2SO4/I2 in
DMSO/DCM (entry 1e8). Iodination of 1b with Ag2SO4/I2 in n-
hexane resulted in good yields (total yield of 2bþ3b is 90%), but
displayed poor regioselectivity (2b/3be1:1; entry 1e9). The io-
dination with Ag(OCOCF3)/I2 in ethanol resulted in an almost
complete conversion of 1b and gave unsatisfactory yields after
16 h, with a seven times higher yield of the ortho iodinated
product 2b (entry 1e10).
2.1.3. Iodination of 3,5-dichloroanisole 1c using Ag2SO4/I2. The io-
dination of 3,5-dichloroanisole (1c) was investigated as a structural
analog to 3,5-dichlorophenol (1b) (Table 2). The structures of the
iodination products 3c and 4c were confirmed by crystal structure
analysis to ensure a correct interpretation of the product ratios
(Fig. S1). The iodination of 1c with NIS/PTSA, which gave the best
iodination results with phenol 1b, yielded the 4-substituted prod-
uct 3c in 68% yield (complete conversion) (entry 2e1). However,
considerable quantities of 2c and 4c were also formed (2c/3c w1:5

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Table 1
Effect of iodinating reagents, solvents and temperature on the iodination of 3,5-dichlorophenol (1b)a
OH
OH
OH
OH
I
I
+
+
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
1b
2b
I
3b
I
4b
Entry
Reaction conditionsb
I2 (1.5 equiv), C2H5OH
Reaction time (h)
Conversion (%)
Yield
2b (%)
3b (%)
4b (%)
1e1
1e2
1e3
1e4
1e5
1e6
1e7
1e8
1e9
1e10
16
24
24
2
24
16
2
1
16
16
100
16
18
5
46
2
11
9
8
1
T
N-Iodosuccinimide, PTSA, CH3CN
BTMACl2I, ZnCl2, AcOH, rtc
BTMACl2I, ZnCl2, AcOH, 90 ꢀCd
CAN, I2, CH3CN
<100
<100
<100
>0
>0
100
100
<100
<100
57
4
39
2
T
nd
T
nd
T
Ag2SO4, I2, CH3CNe
3
Ag2SO4, I2, DCMeMeOHeH2O (1:1:1, v/v)e
2
T
Ag2SO4, I2,
b
-cyclodextrinf
nd
41
4
nd
T
T
Ag2SO4, I2, n-hexanee
49
28
Ag(OCOCF3)2, I2, C2H5OH
a
Percent conversion and yields were determined by GCeMS.
one equivalent (equiv) of each key reagent was employed if not mentioned otherwise.
BTMACl2I (1.5 equiv) and ZnCl2 (1.5 equiv).
BTMACl2I (1.1 equiv) and ZnCl2 (1.5 equiv).
I2 (1.5 equiv) and Ag2SO4 (1.1 equiv).
b
c
d
e
f
b
-Cyclodextrin in DMSO was added to a solution containing 1b and Ag2SO4/I2 (1 equiv:1 equiv) in DCM (DMSO:DCM¼1:1, v/v); T¼traces were detected by GCeMS; nd¼not
detected; BTMACl2I¼benzyltrimethylammonium dichloroiodinate; rt¼room temperature; PTSA¼p-toluenesulfonic acid.
Table 2
however, the yields of 3c were only moderate (35% yield; 94%
conversion) (entry 2e6).
Effect of solvents and molar ratio of the starting materials on the iodination of 3,5-
dichloroanisole (1c) with Ag2SO4/I2
a
OCH
OCH
OCH
OCH
3
3
3
3
I
I
+
+
2.2. Iodination with silver salt with non-coordinating anions
and I2 (AgX/I2)
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
1c
2c
I
3c
I
4c
Since neither the conventional nor the silver-based iodination
reagents offered a clear advantage for the regioselective iodination
of phenol 1b or anisole 1c (Tables 1 and 2), the present study in-
vestigated the hypothesis that anions with different ligand binding
strength may modulate the reactivity and, thus, regioselectivity of
silver salt/I2 reagents. In particular non-coordinating anions SbFꢁ6 ,
BFꢁ4 , and PFꢁ6 are of interest in this context because their ligand
binding strengths decrease in the order SbFꢁ6 >BF4ꢁ>PF6ꢁ.38 Al-
though AgBF4/I2 has been used for the synthesis of iodoarenes from
aryltrimethylsilanes, this reagent has not been investigated for the
direct electrophilic iodination of aromatic compounds.39,40 Fur-
thermore, several other iodinating reagents, such as bis(sym-
collidine)iodine(I) hexafluorophosphate41 or HgO/HBF4/I2 on
SiO3,42 contain non-coordinating anions. However, to the best of
our knowledge iodination reactions with I2 and AgSbF6, AgBF4 or
AgPF6 have not been employed in aromatic iodination reactions.
Entry Reaction conditions
Reaction Conversion Yield
time (h) (%)
2c (%) 3c (%) 4c (%)
2e1
2e2
2e3
2e4
2e5
2e6
NIS, PTSA, CH3CNb
Ag2SO4, I2, DCMc
18
60
100
100
100
100
90
14
4
28
4
68
7
3
9
Ag2SO4, I2, n-hexanec 16
48
65
49
35
11
T
T
Ag2SO4, I2, CH3CNd
Ag2SO4, I2, CH3CNe
Ag2SO4, I2, DMSOb
42
19
4
4
94
4
nd
a
Percent conversion and yields were determined by GCeMS.
One equivalent (equiv) of each reagent was employed.
I2 (1.5 equiv) and Ag2SO4 (1.1 equiv).
I2 (1.1 equiv) and Ag2SO4 (1.5 equiv).
I2 (2.0 equiv) and Ag2SO4 (2.0 equiv); T¼traces were detected by GCeMS;
b
c
d
e
nd¼not detected.
and 4c/3c w1:23). Subsequent experiments investigated the yield
and regioselectivity of the iodination of anisole 1c with Ag2SO4/I2 in
different solvents. Iodination of 1c in DCM resulted in poor yields of
2c and 3c, possibly due to the formation of multi-iodinated prod-
ucts, and limited regioselectivity (entry 2e2). While the yields of
the iodination reaction in hexane were excellent (87% total yield),
the regioselectivity was relatively poor, with 3c being the major
product (entry 2e3). This is comparable with the iodination of 1b in
hexane, which also resulted in poor regioselectivity (entry 1e9).
Significantly improved para regioselectivity was observed for re-
actions performed in acetonitrile (entries 2e4 and 2e5). In par-
ticular iodination with 1.5 equiv Ag2SO4 and 1.1 equiv I2 gave 3c in
65% yield, with 2c/3c w1:16 (complete conversion) (entry 2e4).
Increasing the molar ratios of Ag2SO4 and I2 gave a somewhat lower
yield of 3c and a decreased regioselectivity (2c/3c w1:12) (entry
2e5). A reasonable para selectivity was also observed in DMSO;
2.2.1. Iodination of phenol 1a and 3,5-dichorophenol 1b with AgX/
I2. As mentioned above, the iodination of phenol (1a) with a range
of reagents, for example, KI/H2O2/AcOH,43 KI/KClO3/HCl,44 CAN/
I2,28 NaBO3$4H2O/I2 in ionic liquids,45 H5PV2Mo10O40 poly-
oxometalate/I2,46 ICl/DDQ/ferrocenium tetrakis(3,5-bis(trifluoro-
methyl)phenyl)borate47 or NIS/PTSA,17 typically results in good
yields and para selectivity; however, ortho iodination of 1a re-
portedly occurs with a number of silver salts and iodine, for ex-
ample, Ag2SO4/I2 and AgNO3/I2 in DCM.48 In this study, conversions
of 79% and 100% were observed for iodinations of 1a with AgSbF6/I2
and AgBF4/I2, respectively, and the yields of 2a and 3a were poor
(Table 3; entries 3e1 and 3e2). One possible explanation for the
poor yields is the formation of poly-iodinated and other byproducts
that cannot be detected by GCeMS. An intriguing observation is
that the para-substituted product 3a was formed in 46% yield (91%

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conversion) with AgPF6/I2 (entry 3e3). This suggests that the side-
reactions responsible for the low yield with AgSbF6/I2 and AgBF4/I2
did not play a role in the iodination of 1a with AgPF6/I2, possibly
due to its lower reactivity. However, this reagent does not offer an
apparent advantage compared to conventional iodination reagents.
a diiodo- and, in the case of AgSbF6/I2, a triiodo-aniline were
detected by GCeMS. Therefore, AgSbF6/I2 and AgPF6/I2 do not offer
a more straightforward access to para iodinated aniline 3d.
2,5-Dichloroaniline (1e) was iodinated in para position to yield
3e in 47% (84% conversion) with Ag2SO4/I2 and 59% (83% conver-
sion) with AgSbF6/I2 (entries 4e2a). Small quantities of diiodoani-
line 4e were detected by GCeMS with both reagents. Under similar
reaction conditions, AgBF4/I2 and AgPF6/I2 gave only poor yields of
3e plus small quantities of the diiodoaniline 4e, which suggests that
both reagents may be too reactive for the selective mono-
iodination of 1e.
Table 3
Iodination of phenol (1a) and 3,5-dichlorophenol (1b) using different iodination
reagentsa
OH
OH
OH
OH
I
Ag2SO4/I2 also appeared to be a good iodination reagent for 3,4-
dichloroaniline (1f), resulting in the formation of a 77% yield of 4,5-
dichloro-2-iodoaniline (3f) (entries 4e3a). The other reagents in-
vestigated gave poor conversions of approximately 50% and overall
yields of the possible mono- and di-iodination ꢂ16%. In the case of
1f, the order of the addition of the starting material and I2 did not
alter the percent conversion or the regioselectivity of the reaction
(entries 4e3a vs 4e3b), a finding that most likely applies to this
type of iodination reaction in general.
+
+
a
: R = H
: R = Cl
b
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
I
2
1a
1b
2a
2b
I
3a
4a
4b
3b
Entry Reaction conditionsb Reaction time (h) Conversion (%) Yield
2 (%) 3 (%) 4 (%)
(A) Phenol (1a)
3e1 AgSbF6, I2, DCM
3e2 AgBF4, I2, DCM
3e3 AgPF6, I2, DCM
(B) 3,5-Dichlorophenol (1b)
3e4 Ag2SO4, I2, DCMc
3e5 AgSbF6, I2, DCM
3e6 AgBF4, I2, DCMd
3e7 AgPF6, I2, DCM
23
1.5
23
79
100
91
2
7
4
1
3
46
T
T
T
All four reagents showed some para selectivity for the iodination
of 3,5-dichloroaniline (1g), which is the structural analog of 3,5-
dichlorophenol (1b) and 2,5-dichloroanisole (1c). However, only
Ag2SO4/I2 resulted in a good conversion (87%) and a reasonable yield
(66%) of 3g (entries 4e4). According to GCeMS analysis, all four
iodination reagents resulted in the formation of two diiodinated
anilines. Compared to the other three reagents, iodination with
Ag2SO4/I2 appeared to yield a larger amount of diiodinated products.
2,5-Dichloroaniline (1e) was selected to investigate the poten-
16
16
1
100
<100
<100
<100
53
82
>90
2
T
5
T
nd
nd
nd
16
57 10
a
Percent conversion and yields were determined by GCeMS.
b
one equivalent (equiv) of each reagent was employed if not mentioned
otherwise.
tial role of
b-cyclodextrin on the yield and selectivity of the io-
c
I2 (1.5 equiv) and Ag2SO4 (1.5 equiv).
I2 (1.1 equiv) and Ag2SO4 (1.1 equiv); T¼traces were detected by GCeMS;
d
dination reactions (entries 4e2b). Addition of
b-cyclodextrin has
been shown to improve the regioselectivity of bromination re-
actions in CCl4.35,36 Iodination of 1e resulted in improved yields of
the para iodinated aniline 3e for all reagents, with exception of
AgSbF6/I2 (entries 4e2a vs 4e2b). However, the yield of the diio-
doaniline 4e also increased, thus resulting in less favorable ratios of
3e/4e for all reagents. The only exception was the reaction with
Ag2SO4/I2/b-cyclodextrin in methanol, where 3e was the major
product with a yield of w94% (99% conversion). These reaction
conditions suggest that the iodination of chlorinated anilines in the
presence of b-cyclodextrin may offer an excellent access to iodin-
ated anilines, such as 3e, especially if the reaction is performed in
a protic solvent. These observations are in contrast to the fact that
the addition of b-cyclodextrin (see entry 1e8) did not offer an ob-
vious advantage compared to other silver salts/I2 reagents in-
vestigated for the iodination of 1b (Table 1). This is most likely due
to the different reaction conditions employed.
Overall, Ag2SO4/I2 and AgSbF6/I2 appeared to be the best reagents
for the iodination of chlorinated anilines by providing a reasonable
regioselectivity; however, the yields are typically moderate. One
possible explanation for the relatively moderate yields of the io-
dination of anilines 1eeg is the use of DCM as solvent. Significantly
better yields have been reported for the iodination of various chloro
and nitro anilines with Ag2SO4/I2 in ethanol31 and 1,2-ethanediol.50
However, the regioselectivity of reactions using ethanol as solvent
are relatively poor.31 For example, iodination of 3-nitroaniline with
Ag2SO4/I2 inethanolhas areported yield 90%of the corresponding 4-
and 6-iodinated anilines in a 3:1 ratio.31 In the present study, io-
dination of 1eeg typically occurred with much more pronounced
regioselectivity, with product ratios frequently >20:1 (entries 4e2
to 4e4). This improved regioselectivity of iodination reactions with
silver salts/I2 in non-polar solvents may be advantageous compared
to the higher yielding reactions in protic solvents.
nd¼not detected.
Compared to 1a, significantly improved yields and regiose-
lectivities were observed for iodinations of 1b with Ag2SO4/I2,
AgSbF6/I2, AgBF4/I2 and AgPF6/I2 in DCM (Table 3). These reactions
gave moderate-to-good yields of the ortho product 2b (Table 3,
entries 3e4 to 3e7). Iodination of 1b with Ag2SO4/I2 in DCM gave
2b in 53% yield (entry 3e4). In contrast, iodination of 2,5-
dichlorophenol under comparable conditions has been reported
to yield the corresponding para-substituted product, 2,5-dichloro-
4-iodophenol, in 86% yield.6 AgBF4/I2 was the most reactive reagent
among the silver salts investigated, with complete conversion of 1b
after only 1 h (entry 3e6). The highest 2b/3b ratio was obtained
with AgSbF6/I2, which afforded 2b in 82% yield (entry 3e5). In this
reaction, only traces of the para product 3b were detected by
GCeMS. A relatively poor regioselectivity was observed for AgPF6/
I2, with a 2b/3b ratio of approximately 6:1. The opposite regiose-
lectivity was observed for NIS/PTSA, with 2b/3b w1:3 (entry 1e2).
2.2.2. Iodination of anilines 1deg with AgX/I2. The iodination of
aniline (1d) with Ag2SO4/I2 in ethanol has been reported to result in
the formation of 3d in 46% yield.31 Similarly, the direct iodination of
aniline (1d) with different reagents, for example, KI/H2O2/AcOH,43
KI/KClO3/HCl,44 KI/KIO3/HCl,49 CAN/I2,28 NaBO3$4H2O/I2 in ionic
liquids,45 H5PV2Mo10O40 polyoxometalate/I2,46 ICl/DDQ/ferroce-
nium tetrakis(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)borate47 or bis(sym-
collidine)iodine(I) hexafluorophosphate,41 yields 3d as the major
product. The only reported selective synthesis of 2d (46% yield) by
direct iodination of 1d employs Ag2SO4/I2 in 1,2-ethanediol as io-
dinating reagent.50 In this study, the iodination of aniline (1d) with
AgSbF6/I2 and AgPF6/I2 resulted in the formation of 4-iodoaniline
(3d) in 25% (57% conversion) and 22% (69% conversion) yield, re-
spectively (Table 4, entries 4e1). While no 2- and 3-iodoanilines
were detected with either reagent, significant amounts of
2.2.3. Iodination of miscellaneous aromatic compounds with AgX/
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Table 4
Percent conversion (C) and yields of mono and diiodinated products from selected chlorinated anilines using different iodination reagents (R1 to R3¼H if not mentioned
otherwise)a
NH
NH
NH
NH
2
2
2
2
R
R
R
R
1
I
I
1
1
1
+
+
R
R
R
R
2
X
X
X
X
2
2
2
R
R
R
R
3
3
3
3
1d-g
2d-g
3d-g
4d-g
: X = H
: X = H; R3 = I
: X = H; R3 = I
2d
2e
4d
4e
3d
1d: X = H
: X = R1 = Cl
: X = R1 = Cl; R3 = I
: X = R1 = Cl; R3 = I
3e
1e: X = R1 = Cl
1f: X = R3 = Cl
1g: X = R2 = Cl
: X = R3 = Cl
: X = R2 = Cl
: X = R3 = Cl; R1 = I
: X = R2 = Cl; R3 = I
: X = R3 = Cl; R1 = I
: X = R2 = Cl; R1 or R3 = I
2f
2g
4f
3f
4g
3g
Entry
Starting material 1
Reaction time (t) and reaction conditions
Ag2SO4, I2, DCM AgSbF6, I2, DCM
Time (h)
AgBF4, I2, DCM
AgPF6, I2, DCM
Time (h)
Time (h)
C
2
3
4
C
2
3
4
Time (h)
C
2
3
4
C
2
3
4
Yield (%)
Yield (%)
Yield (%)
Yield (%)
4e1
d
15
57 db 25
T
15
69 db 22
T
4e2ac
4e2bd
4e3ag
4e3bc
18
17f
17
84
99
96
T
3
8
47
w94
77
2
3
8
18
3
83 nd
59
48
6
3
6
5
5
18
3
49
T
22
1
7
18
3
79
68
48
53
T
1
1
3
14
48
T
2
9
1
5
ee
76
52
58
5
5
2
88 nd 55
17
15
15
15
fh
9
6
4e4
g
18
87 22
66
T
18
65
T
36
T
19
56
1
24
T
18
59
T
19
T
a
Percent conversion and yields were determined by GCeMS.
No traces of 2- and 3-iodoaniline were detected by GCeMS.
The silver salt and I2 were stirred for 30 min before addition of the respective starting material.
b
c
d
The silver salt and b-cyclodextrin were stirred in the respective solvent for 30 min, followed by addition of I2; the starting material was added after stirring for another
15 min.
e
Compound 2e¼3,6-dichloro-2-iodoaniline; 3e¼2,5-dichloro-4-iodoaniline; 4e¼3,6-dichloro-2,4-diiodoaniline.
f
Methanol was used as reaction solvent.
g
h
The silver salt and the respective starting material were stirred for 30 min before addition of I2.
Compound 2f¼3,4-dichloro-2-iodoaniline; 3f¼4,5-dichloro-2-iodoaniline; 4f¼3,4-dichloro-2,6-diiodoaniline; T¼traces were detected by GCeMS; nd¼not detected;
ND¼not determined, but considerable quantities were detected according to GCeMS.
present study also investigated the iodination of several other ar-
omatic compounds with the four silver salt/I2 reagents (Tables 5
and 6). Chlorobenzene (1h), a deactivated aromatic compound,
did not react with Ag2SO4/I2 (Table 5; entry 5e1). AgSbF6/I2 and
AgPF6/I2 iodinated 1h preferentially in the para position; however
the conversion was relatively low for both reagents (entries 5e2
and 5e4). The best iodination results were obtained with AgBF4/I2,
which yielded the para iodinated product 3h in 87% (93% conver-
sion) (entry 5e3). Only traces of a diiodinated chlorobenzene were
detected in the case of AgSbF6/I2 and AgBF4/I2. The largest relative
amount of the diiodinated product was observed with AgBF4/I2. The
iodination of chlorobenzene with other silver salts/I2, such as
AgOTf/I2, has been reported to yield 3h only in moderate yield.33,51
In contrast, several other conventional reagents have given good-
to-excellent yields of 3h;52e56 however, the respective reaction
conditions required the use of concentrated sulfuric acid (e.g., NaI/
concd H2SO4 at 60 ꢀC52), strong oxidizers (e.g., NaI/oxone in water,53
NaI/H2O2/CeCl3$7H2O54 or NaI/Ce(OH)3O2H/SDS55) or elemental
fluorine.56 Therefore, AgBF4/I2 may offer a mild approach to para
iodinated chlorobenzenes.
Similar to chlorobenzene (1h), iodination of 3-chlorotoluene
(1i) with Ag2SO4/I2 only yielded traces of iodinated products
(Table 6, entry 6e1). In contrast, the other three reagents resulted
in the formation of good yields of 5-chloro-2-iodotoluene (4i), with
yields >90 being observed for AgSbF6/I2 (entries 6e2 to 6e4). In
comparison, the only other reported direct iodination of 1i with KI/
NaNO3 result in a mixture of 3i and 4i.57 Although the present study
does not provide a clear rank order for the different silver salt/I2
reagents, the iodination experiments with 1h and 1i demonstrate
that, as expected, the iodination reagents with the non-
coordinating anions SbF6ꢁ, BF4ꢁ, and PFꢁ6 are more reactive com-
pared to Ag2SO4/I2, with AgBF4/I2 being the most reactive iodin-
ation reagent. One possible explanation for this observation is that
there are fewer interactions between the reactive iodonium

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Cl
Cl
Iodination of chlorobenzene (1h) using different iodination reagentsa
Pd2dba3, DPDB,
K3PO4, toluene,
100 °C, 24 h
OCH3
OR
Cl
I
Cl
Cl
+ (HO)2B
Cl
5a
2c
Entry Reaction conditionsb Reaction Conversion Yield
time (h) (%)
6a:
R = CH3
R = H
BBr3, CH2Cl2
7a:
2h (%) 3h (%) 4h (%)
Scheme 2. Synthesis of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyl 7a using the ortho
iodinated 3,5-dichloroanisole 2c.
5e1
5e2
5e3
5e4
Ag2SO4, I2, DCM
AgSbF6, I2, DCM
AgBF4, I2, DCM
AgPF6, I2, DCM
18
17
18
12
0
73
93
56
d
8c
1c
6c
d
d
T
T
d
59
87
47
a
Percent conversion and yields were determined by GCeMS.
One equivalent (equiv) of each reagent was employed.
Unidentified monoiodinated chlorobenzene; the yield was estimated using the
b
c
relative response factor of the corresponding 4-chloro-iodobenzene; T¼traces were
detected by GCeMS.
Table 6
Iodination of 3-chlorotoluene (1i) using different iodination reagentsa
Scheme 3. Synthesis of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyl 7a using the para io-
dinated 3,5-dichloroanisole 3c.
CH
3
CH
3
CH
3
CH
3
I
I
+
+
BFꢁ4 or PFꢁ6 , provides a convenient access to selected iodoarenes.
Specifically, the iodination of 3,5-dichlorophenol (1b) with Ag2SO4/
I2 and all three AgX/I2 in DCM gave moderate-to-good yields of the
ortho product 2b. In contrast, iodination of the corresponding
anisole 1c with Ag2SO4/I2 in acetonitrile yielded the para product
3c. All silver salt/I2 reagents iodinated the chlorinated anilines
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
I
3i
1i
2i
4i
Entry Reaction
conditionsb
Reaction time (h) Conversion
(%)
Yield
2i (%) 3i (%) 4i (%)
1eeg preferentially in para position, with Ag2SO4/I2/b-cyclodextrin
6e1 Ag2SO4, I2, DCM
6e2 AgSbF6, I2, DCM
6e3 AgBF4, I2, DCM
6e4 AgPF6, I2, DCM
16
16
16
16
10
100
100
100
d
3
3
2
7
8
8
>90
70
being the best reagent for this reaction. In the case of chloroben-
zene (1h) and 3-chlorotoluene (1i), the three AgX/I2 reagents, but
not Ag2SO4/I2, yielded iodinated products in good yields and
regioselectivity. These findings suggest that silver salt-based io-
dination reagents may offer straightforward access to select io-
dinated aromatic compounds. In particular, the three AgX/I2
systems may offer access to iodinated intermediates that are diffi-
cult to synthesize with other reagents, including Ag2SO4/I2.
3
15
80
a
Percent conversion and yields were determined by GCeMS.
One equivalent (equiv) of each reagent was employed.
b
intermediate and the respective anion, which results in a more
electrophilic iodinating species.
2.3. Synthesis of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls
4. Experimental
4.1. General
Selected hydroxylated metabolites of two PCB congeners were
synthesized to demonstrate the usefulness of the iodination re-
actions described above. In short, the respective iodoanisoles 2c or
3c were synthesized by iodination of 1b with BTMACl2I/ZnCl2/
AcOH at room temperature (25% yield) followed by methylation
with dimethyl sulfate (99% yield) or directly from 1c with Ag2SO4/I2
(44% yield), respectively, and coupled with the respective benzene
boronic acid 5 to yield the desired methoxylated PCB 6 (Schemes 2
and 3). Subsequent demethylation with BBr3 in DCM yielded the
desired hydroxylated PCB metabolite 7. The structure of the two
PCB derivatives 6a and 6b was verified by crystal structure analysis,
thus providing additional evidence for the structure of the re-
spective iodoanisoles 2c and 3c (Fig. S2).
All chemicals were purchased from commercial suppliers and
used without further purification. Column chromatography was
carried out on silica gel (100e200 mesh) from Sorbent Technolo-
gies (Atlanta, GA, USA). Melting points were determined on a Mel-
Temp melting point apparatus and are uncorrected. NMR spectra
were measured at room temperature on a Bruker Avance-300 or
a Bruker Avance DRX-400 spectrometer in the University of Iowa
Central NMR Research Facility (Iowa City, IA, USA) using CDCl3 as
solvent. Chemical shifts are reported in parts per million relative to
CDCl3 (1H,
d d 77.00). GCeMS analysis of all compounds
7.24; 13C,
was performed in the electron impact (EI) mode on an Agilent
6890 N Gas Chromatograph coupled with an Agilent 5975 Mass
Selective Detector (Agilent Technologies, CA, USA) using an HP-1
(Methyl Silicone Gum) column (HewlettePackard, PA, USA). The
following conditions were used for the GCeMS analysis: injector:
250 ꢀC, starting temperature: 50 ꢀC, final temperature: 250 ꢀC,
heating rate: 20 ꢀC/min, hold 5 min. For all compounds in-
vestigated, the retention time followed the order ortho<para io-
dinated product. Only the isotopic ion with the lowest mass is
reported for all fragments observed in the MS spectra. HRMS were
3. Conclusion
Although the iodination of phenol (1a) and aniline (1d) typically
proceeds with good yield and regioselectivity, conventional iodin-
ation reagents do not necessarily allow a convenient and regiose-
lective iodination of chlorinated phenols, anisoles and anilines 1.
The present study demonstrates that iodination reactions with
Ag2SO4/I2 and AgX/I2, where X is a non-coordinating anion SbFꢁ6 ,

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recorded by the High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Facility of the
University of California Riverside (Riverside, CA, USA).
3H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
91.6, 88.5, 57.2; mass spectrum m/z (relative abundance %): 428
(Mꢄþ, 70), 413 (15), 286 (15); HRMS m/z: calculated for C7H4OCl2I2
[M] 427.7723; found 427.7718.
d
/ppm 160.0, 144.5, 140.8, 109.3,
4.2. General procedure for the iodination of chlorinated
benzene derivatives 1aei
4.2.6. 3,6-Dichloro-2-iodoaniline 2e23. Brown solid; mp: 98 ꢀC
The respective silver salt (0.32 g, 1 mmol) and iodine (0.25 g,
1 mmol) were typically added to a stirred solution of the benzene
derivative 1aei (1 mmol) in dichloromethane (3 mL). The reaction
mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for approximately
16 h (see Tables 1e6). The reaction mixture was cooled with ice-
cold water, quenched with an aqueous solution of sodium meta-
bisulfite (0.2 mL) and, in the case of anilines, 2 M NaOH (0.2 mL).
The mixture was filtered through CeliteÒ and the residue was
washed with dichloromethane (3ꢃ3 mL). The combined filtrate
was washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate (3 mL), water
(3 mL), and brine (3 mL). The combined organic phases were dried
over Na2SO4 and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure.
The residue was redissolved in dichloromethane (10 mL) and the
percent conversion of the starting material and the yields of the
iodination products were determined by GCeMS using diethylene
glycol di-n-butyl ether as internal standard. The relative response
factor for the respective analyte (RRFA) was calculated from a cali-
bration standard containing known amounts of the internal stan-
dard and the respective analytes using the formula RRFA¼AIS$MA/
(AA$MIS), where AIS is the peak area of the internal standard, AA is
the area of an analyte (i.e., starting material or iodination product),
MA is the mass of the analyte and MIS is the mass of the internal
standard. The mass of the analyte in the reaction mixture was de-
termined as MA¼(RRFA$MIS$AA)/AIS. All samples were analyzed at
least in duplicate. The iodination products of selected reactions
were separated by column chromatography to obtain milligram
quantities for their characterization and use as analytical standards.
In the case of 3g, the isolated quantities were not sufficient for 13C
NMR analysis.
(lit.: 68 ꢀC23); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm 7.16 (d,
J¼8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.80 (d, J¼8.4 Hz, 1H), 4.77 (br s, 2H); 13C NMR
(100 MHz, CDCl3): d/ppm 145.2, 137.7, 129.4, 118.3, 115.3, 87.9;
mass spectrum m/z (relative abundance %): 287 (Mꢄþ, 60), 160
(20), 1245 (20); HRMS m/z: calculated for C6H4NCl2I [M]
286.8766; found 286.8770.
4.2.7. 2,5-Dichloro-4-iodoaniline 3e23. Brown solid; mp: 53 ꢀC (lit.:
57 ꢀC23); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 7.59 (s, 1H), 6.82 (s, 1H),
4.11 (br s, 2H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm 143.7, 138.9, 137.1,
118.1, 115.3, 81.6; mass spectrum m/z (relative abundance %): 287
(Mꢄþ, 50), 160 (20), 135 (10), 124 (10), 97 (10); HRMS m/z: calculated
for C6H5NCl2I [MþH] 287.8838; found 287.8826.
4.2.8. 3,6-Dichloro-2,4-diiodoaniline 4e25. Brown solid; mp: 110 ꢀC
(lit.: 111e112 ꢀC25); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 7.71 (s, 1H),
4.82 (br s, 2H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm 145.4, 140.7,
138.6, 115.8, 86.0, 79.0; mass spectrum m/z (relative abundance %):
413 (Mꢄþ, 70), 286 (20), 159 (10); HRMS m/z: calculated for
C6H4NCl2I2 [MþH] 413.7805; found 413.7787.
4.2.9. 3,4-Dichloro-2-iodoaniline 2f26. Brown solid; mp: 40 ꢀC; 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 7.20 (d, J¼8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.58 (d,
J¼8.8 Hz, 1H), 4.31 (br s, 2H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm
147.7, 136.7, 130.1, 120.4, 112.9, 88.8; mass spectrum m/z (relative
abundance %): 287 (Mꢄþ, 70), 160 (15), 124 (15); HRMS m/z: cal-
culated for C6H5NCl2I [MþH] 287.8838; found 287.8836.
4.2.10. 4,5-Dichloro-2-iodoaniline 3f20,21. Brown solid; mp: 67 ꢀC;
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm 7.64 (s, 1H), 6.78 (s, 1H), 4.12 (br
4.2.1. 3,5-Dichloro-2-iodophenol 2b19. White solid; mp: 81e83 ꢀC;
s, 2H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 146.4, 139.0, 133.1, 121.þ5,
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 7.07 (m,1H), 6.90 (m,1H), 5.69 (s,
115.0, 81.0; mass spectrum m/z (relative abundance %): 287 (Mꢄ
,
1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm 156.9, 139.0, 135.9, 121.þ6,
60), 160 (20), 133 (20); HRMS m/z: calculated for C6H5NCl2I [MþH]
113.4, 89.0; mass spectrum m/z (relative abundance %): 288 (Mꢄ
,
287.8838; found 287.8830.
60), 252 (10), 133 (10), 97 (10), 62 (10); HRMS m/z: calculated for
C6H2OCl2I [MꢁH] 286.8533; found 286.8533.
4.2.11. 3,4-Dichloro-2,6-diiodoaniline 4f25. Brown solid; mp: 116 ꢀC
(lit.: 120e121 ꢀC25); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 7.73 (s, 1H),
4.2.2. 3,5-Dichloro-4-iodophenol 3b. White solid; mp: 134e135 ꢀC
4.85 (s, 2H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm 147.1, 138.7, 137.3,
(hexane); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 6.92 (s, 2H), 5.17 (s, 1H);
120.3, 86.2, 77.7; mass spectrum m/z (relative abundance %): 413
(Mꢄþ, 70), 286 (15), 159 (15); HRMS m/z: calculated for C6H4NCl2I2
[MþH] 413.7805; found 413.7785.
13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm 156.1, 140.8, 115.2, 92.6; mass spec-
trum m/z(relative abundance%): 288 (Mꢄþ, 80),133 (10), 97 (10); HRMS
m/z: calculated for C6H2OCl2I [MꢁH] 286.8533; found 286.8532.
4.2.12. 3,5-Dichloro-2-iodoaniline 2g24. Brown solid; mp: 46 ꢀC; 1H
4.2.3. 3,5-Dichloro-2-iodoanisole 2c. White solid; 1H NMR
NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 6.84 (d, J¼2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.57 (d,
(300 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 7.12 (d, J¼2.1 Hz, 1H), 6.67 (d, J¼2.1 Hz,
J¼2.4 Hz, 1H), 4.39 (br s, 2H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm
1H), 3.88 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 160.2, 140.3,
149.5, 139.8, 135.2, 118.5, 117.7, 85.8; mass spectrum m/z (relative
abundance %): 287 (Mꢄþ, 70), 160 (15), 124 (15); HRMS m/z: cal-
culated for C6H5NCl2I [MþH] 287.8838; found 287.8833.
135.5, 121.6, 109.4, 89.1, 57.0; mass spectrum m/z (relative
abundance %): 302 (Mꢄþ, 60), 287 (10), 259 (10), 160 (20), 97
(10); HRMS m/z: calculated for C7H5OCl2I [M] 301.8757; found
301.8760.
4.2.13. 3,5-Dichloro-4-iodoaniline 3g22. Brown solid; mp: 143 ꢀC;
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm 6.68 (s, 2H), 3.76 (br s, 2H); mass
4.2.4. 3,5-Dichloro-4-iodoanisole 3c3,58. White solid; mp: 49e50 ꢀC
spectrum m/z (relative abundance %): 287 (Mꢄþ, 60), 160 (20), 133
(20); HRMS m/z: calculated for C6H5NCl2I [MþH] 287.8838; found
287.8824.
(lit.: 62 ꢀC58); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 6.94 (s, 2H), 3.78
(s, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm 160.2, 140.7, 113.8, 92.1,
55.8; mass spectrum m/z (relative abundance %): 302 (Mꢄþ, 60), 287
(10), 259 (10), 160 (10), 97 (10); HRMS m/z: calculated for C7H5OCl2I
[M] 301.8757; found 301.8763.
4.2.14. 3,5-Dichloro-2,6-diiodoaniline and 3,5-dichloro-2,4-
diiodoaniline 4g. Brown solid; mp: 110 ꢀC; 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl3):
CDCl3): d/ppm 149.1, 143.8, 140.3, 118.5, 111.74, 111.66, 86.2, 84.8;
d
/ppm 6.78 (s, 1H), 4.44 (br s, 2H); 13C NMR (100 MHz,
4.2.5. 3,5-Dichloro-2,4-diiodoanisole
4c. White
solid;
mp:
143e144 ꢀC; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d
/ppm 6.85 (s, 1H), 3.89 (s,
mass spectrum m/z (relative abundance %): 413 (Mꢄþ, 70), 286 (15),

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6.94 (s, 2H), 5.57 (s, 1H, eOH); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
d/ppm
found 413.7774.
156.0, 137.1, 135.3, 132.7, 132.4, 131.4, 130.5, 129.7, 128.5, 115.4; mass
spectrum m/z (relative abundance %): 306 (Mꢄþ, 75), 270 (5), 235
(5); HRMS m/z: calculated for C12H6OCl4 [M] 305.9167, found
305.9177.
4.3. Synthesis of PCB derivatives
4.3.1. Synthesis of 4,40,6-trichloro-2-methoxybiphenyl 6a. A mixture
of 2c (0.45 g, 1.5 mmol), 4-chlorophenylboronic acid (5a) (0.47 g,
4.4. X-ray crystal structure analysis
3.0 mmol),
22.5 mol),
bis(dibenzylideneacetone)
palladium
(20 mg,
m
2-dicyclohexylphosphino-20,60-dimethoxybiphenyl
X-ray diffraction data were collected at 90.0 (2) K on either
a Nonius KappaCCD or a Bruker-Nonius X8 Proteum diffractometer
with graded-multilayer focusing optics as described previously.59
Crystallographic data (excluding structure factors) for the struc-
tures in this paper have been deposited with the Cambridge Crys-
tallographic Data Centre as supplementary publication nos. CCDC
827884e827887. Copies of the data can be obtained, free of charge,
on application to CCDC, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK,
(fax: þ44 0 1223 336033 or e-mail: deposit@ccdc.cam.ac.uk).
(DPDB) (40 mg, 0.1 mmol), and powdered K3PO4 (0.95 mg) in tol-
uene (3.5 mL) were heated at 100 ꢀC in a sealed tube under a ni-
trogen atmosphere as described previously.4 The tube was allowed
to cool to room temperature and the reaction mixture was passed
through a CeliteÒ bed. The residue was washed with dichloro-
methane (2ꢃ25 mL) and the combined filtrate was concentrated
under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chro-
matography on silica gel with n-hexane as eluent and the pure
compound was crystallized from methanoledichloromethane to
yield 4,40,6-trichloro-2-methoxybiphenyl (6a) as a colorless solid in
18% yield. Mp: 58e59 ꢀC (chloroformemethanol); 1H NMR
(300 MHz, CDCl3):
system, 2H), 7.13 (d, J¼1.8 Hz, 1H), 6.87 (d, J¼1.8 Hz, 1H), 3.73 (s, 3H,
eOCH3); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
/ppm 158.1, 134.7, 134.3,
133.7, 132.8, 131.7, 128.3, 127.3, 121.6, 110.2, 56.2; Anal. Calcd for
C13H9Cl3O: C, 54.30; H, 3.15; found: C, 54.39; H, 3.13; mass spec-
trum m/z (relative abundance %): 286 (Mꢄþ, 100), 249 (6), 236 (82),
216 (20), 173 (40).
Acknowledgements
d
/ppm 7.41 (AAXX0 system, 2H), 7.20 (AA0XX0
This research was supported by grants ES05605, ES013661, and
ES017425 from the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Contents of
this manuscript are solely the responsibility of the authors and do
not necessarily represent the official views of the NIEHS/NIH.
d
Supplementary data
4.3.2. 2,20,50,6-Tetrachloro-4-methoxybiphenyl 6b. Synthesized as
described above by the Suzuki coupling of 3c (0.50 g, 1.66 mmol)
and 2,5-dichlorophenylboronic acid (5b) (0.48 g, 2.5 mmol) to af-
ford 6b as a colorless solid in 77% yield. Mp: 87 ꢀC (chlor-
Supplementary data associated with this article can be found in
online version at doi:10.1016/j.tet.2011.07.064.
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6.97 (s, 2H), 3.84 (s, 3H, eOCH3); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
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