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[13C6]-Aniline or its hydrochloride can be converted to [13C6]-3,5-dichloroaniline in three steps, which can be added to the target compound and used as an internal standard in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) studies.
Synthesis procedures
· [13C6]-2,4,6-Trichloroaniline
Aniline-13C6 was converted to its hydrochloride salt. This salt was then chlorinated with chlorine gas in the presence of carbon tetrachloride and ethanol. The resulting crude product was isolated and purified to yield [13C6]-2,4,6-trichloroaniline with 98% purity and yield.
· [13C6]-1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene
[13C6]-2,4,6-Trichloroaniline was diazotized with sodium nitrite in sulfuric acid. The diazonium salt was then reduced with hypophosphorous acid to afford [13C6]-1,3,5-trichlorobenzene. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography to yield the desired product in 88% yield.
· [13C6]-3,5-Dichloroaniline
[13C6]-1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene was subjected to a palladium-catalyzed reductive dehalogenation using LiHMDS as the reducing agent. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography to yield [13C6]-3,5-dichloroaniline in 87% yield.