COMMUNICATIONS
(m, 3H), 7.05–7.02 (m, 1H), 6.86 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 6.67 (s,
1H), 4.41 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 2H), 3.93 (s, 2H), 3.85 (s, 2H), 2.25 (s,
3H), 1.41 (t, J=5.8 Hz, 1H).13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ=
140.69, 140.59, 137.87, 136.61, 136.32, 135.89, 132.44, 131.38,
130.88, 130.35, 128.75, 128.59, 127.77, 127.77, 127.56, 126.22,
77.16, 62.55, 39.10, 34.88, 21.21. HRMS-ASAP calculated for
C22H19Cl [M-H2O] 318.1175, found 318.1169.
N’-[(Z)-(2-Bromo-4-chlorophenyl)methylidene]-
4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonohydrazide 21
In a round bottom flask, p-toluenesulfonyl hydrazide (892 mg,
4.79 mmol) was solubilized in methanol (4 mL/g). 2-bromo-4-
chlorobenzaldehyde (1 g, 4.56 mmol) was added to the solution,
the resulting mixture was stirred for 2.5 h. The resulting mixture
was evaporated to dryness, dissolved in a small portion of
diethyl ether. The solid was filtered, and the expected product
was obtained as a white powder (1.72 g, 98%). 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCl3): δ=8.05 (s, 1H), 7.90 (s, 1H), 7.88–7.85
(m, 2H), 7.83 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.54 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.33
(d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.29 (dd, J=8.6, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 2.42 (s,
3H).13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ=144.7, 136.9, 135.2,
132.8 (2C), 130.8, 130.0 (2C), 128.6, 128.3, 128.1 (2C), 124.2,
C1-CTV 24
Phosphorus pentoxide (697 mg, 2.4 mmol) was added to a
solution of 23 (80 mg, 0.24 mmol) in acetonitrile (48 mL) and
°
the mixture was stirred at 60 C for 1 h. The reaction was
quenched with an aqueous solution of saturated NaHCO3,
extracted with AcOEt, washed with brine, dried over MgSO4
and concentrated under vacuum. Purification over silica gel
(cyclohexane/AcOEt 95/5) afforded the product as a white
°
21.8. Melting Point: 185–187 C. HRMS-ESI calculated for
C14H13BrClN2O2S [M+H+] 386.9570, found 386.9753.
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powder (62 mg, 91%). H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ=7.31–
7.26 (m, 2H), 7.25–7.15 (m, 3H), 7.06–7.01 (m, 3H), 6.98 (dd,
J=8.3, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.74 (dd, J=
15.7, 13.7 Hz, 3H), 3.68–3.55 (m, 3H), 2.16 (s, 3H).13C NMR
(100 MHz, CDCl3): δ=141.4, 139.9, 138.8, 138.7, 138.2,
136.7, 136.5, 132.3, 131.5, 130.6, 130.2, 130.19, 130.15, 129.9,
128.1, 127.4, 127.2, 127.1, 37.1, 36.9, 36.6, 21.1. Melting
°
1-[(2-Benzyl-4-methylphenyl)methyl]-2-bromo-
4-chlorobenzene 22
To a solution of 20 (314 mg, 1.4 mmol) in a mixture of THF
(12 mL) and H2O (5 mL) at room temperature, NaIO4 (895 mg,
4.2 mmol) was added. The solution was stirred at room
temperature, under air for 30 minutes. Aqueous 1 M HCl
(2.1 mL, 2.1 mmol) was then added to the reaction mixture and
the solution was stirred at room temperature for 18 h, over
which time a white solid precipitated. The reaction mixture was
quenched with H2O and extracted with EtOAc. The combined
organic phases were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concen-
trated under vacuum to afford the product as an oil.
Point:
206–208 C.
HRMS-ASAP
calculated
for
*
C22H19Cl [M+ ] 318.1175, found 318.1171.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful for financial support provided by the
Regional Council of Normandy, FEDER, the University of Caen
and Tremplin Carnot I2C. We thank Dr. V. Babin for fruitful
discussions about chemistry.
In a round bottom flask, 21 (451 mg, 1.17 mmol) was
solubilized in dioxane (15 mL/mmol). Potassium carbonate
(4 equiv.) and crude boronic acid (1.5 equiv.) were added, and
the solution was heated at reflux for 2.5 h. The resulting mixture
was allowed to reach room temperature and an aqueous
saturated solution of sodium bicarbonate was added (15 mL/
mmol). The mixture was extracted three times with ethyl
acetate. The organic layers were combined, dried over MgSO4,
filtered and evaporated under vacuum. The crude mixture was
purified using silica chromatography using cyclohexane/ethyl
acetate (95/5) as the eluent, affording the expected product as a
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