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DR ANTHONY MELVIN CRASTO, WORLDDRUGTRACKER
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A novel and convergent approach to tetrasubstituted benzofurans was developed from ortho-bromo aryl fluorides and keto-amides via one-pot SNAr displacement and subsequent Cu(I) catalyzed C–O coupling on the ortho-bromide. The scope of this methodology was demonstrated on several similar substrates.

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Concise Cu (I) Catalyzed Synthesis of Substituted Benzofurans via a Tandem SNAr/C–O Coupling Process

Zhiguo J. Song*et al
Department of Process Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, P.O. Box 2000, Rahway New Jersey 07065, United States
Org. Process Res. Dev., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.6b00141
Publication Date (Web): May 25, 2016
Copyright © 2016 American Chemical Society
Benzofurans are important building blocks for the synthesis of biologically active compounds in the pharmaceutical industry and compound 3 has been an important intermediate in Merck’s hepatitis C program.(1, 2)

1 as a pale yellow solid (3.1 kg, 86% yield, 98.8% LACP). Mp: > 240 °C.

1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6)δ 8.54 (d, J = 4.5 Hz, 1H), 8.07 (s, 1H), 8.07–7.94 (m, 3H), 7.42 (t, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 3.34 (s, 3H), 3.22 (d, J = 4.1 Hz, 3H), 2.85 (d, J = 4.6 Hz, 3H);13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 26.2, 38.2, 112.8, 113.4, 115.9 (d, J = 22 Hz), 119.7, 124.2, 125.2, 128.7, 129.6 (d, J = 8.8 Hz), 136.9, 151.8, 154.4, 162.4, 162.9 (d, J = 247.1 Hz).

19F NMR (376 MHz DMSO-d6) δ 109.9

AHR-FAB-MS calcd for C18H16BrFN2O4S: MH+, 455.2980. Found: 455.0055 (MH+).

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