3,5 - DibroMo - 2,4 - diMethylpyridine

108-47-4

27063-92-9

29976-20-3

27063-93-0

GENERAL STEPS: Dissolve 2,4-dimethylpyridine (5.39 mL, 46.7 mmol, 1 eq.) in bromide (50 mL) containing 20% free SO3 at 0 °C with stirring. A high efficiency reflux condenser was installed and heated to 165°C in an oil bath. Bromine (4.30 mL, 83.4 mmol, 0.9 eq.) was added in batches over a period of 5 hours, maintaining the temperature at 155-175 °C and stirring for 20 hours. After completion of the reaction, it was cooled to room temperature and the reaction solution was poured into crushed ice (200 g) and stirred for 1 hour. The solution was neutralized with solid Na2CO3 vesicles to an orange solution, diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc (2 x 250 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried with Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuum. The crude product was purified by automated fast column chromatography (Biotage KP-Sil SNAP 340g column, 0-15% EtOAc/hexane) and dried under vacuum to give three brominated products: 3,5-dibromo-2,4-dimethylpyridine (8), 5-bromo-2,4-dimethylpyridine (9) and 3-bromo-2,4-dimethylpyridine (10). 3,5-Dibromo-2,4-dimethylpyridine (8) is a white solid (1.48 g, 12%) with a melting point of 28-30 °C. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 2.54 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.61 (s, 3H, CH3), 8.41 (s, 1H, pyHortho); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 23.8 (CH3), 25.7 (CH3), 120.3 (ArC), 124.4 (ArC), 146.4 (ArC), 148.5 (ArCH), 156.5 (ArC); IR νmax (film)/cm1 3045, 2998, 2956, 2921, 1558, 1433, 1376, 1349, 1232, 1376, 1349, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232, 1232 1376, 1349, 1232, 1049, 993, 928, 783; HRMS (ESI+) m/z calcd for C7H8Br2N [M+H]+ 263.9018, found 263.9027. 5-Bromo-2,4-dimethylpyridine (9) was a colorless oil (1.89 g, 22%).1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 2.32 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.44 (s, 3H, CH3), 7.00 (s, 1H, pyHortho), 8.47 (s, 1H, pyHmeta); 13C NMR ( 100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 22.1 (CH3), 23.6 (CH3), 120.4 (ArC), 125.5 (ArCH), 146.7 (ArC), 150.5 (ArCH), 157.0 (ArC); IR νmax (film)/cm1 2985, 2957, 2924, 2854, 1592, 1461, 1377 1592, 1461, 1377, 1353, 1289, 1177, 1032; HRMS (ESI+) m/z calcd for C7H9BrN [M+H]+ 185.9913, found 185.9918. 3-Bromo-2,4-dimethylpyridine (10) was a colorless oil (3.04 g, 35%).1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 2.33 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.61 (s, 3H, CH3), 6.91 (d, J = 5.0 Hz, 1H, pyHmeta), 8.18 (d, J = 5.0 Hz, 1H, 2995, 2958, 2922, 1585, 1437, 1389, 1123, 1024, 916, 825; HRMS (ESI+) m/z calcd for C7H9BrN [M+H]+ 185.9913, found 185.9917.