Phthalimide → N-[4-(2-Carbomethoxyphenyl)benzyl]phthalimide

HRID 1646921Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1646921 reaction equation
Br[CH:2]=[C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][C:6]([C:9]2[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][C:10]=2[C:11]([O:13][CH3:14])=[O:12])=[CH:5][CH2:4]1.[C:19]1(=[O:29])[NH:23][C:22](=[O:24])[C:21]2=[CH:25][CH:26]=[CH:27][CH:28]=[C:20]12.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>C(#N)C>[C:11]([C:10]1[CH:15]=[CH:16][CH:17]=[CH:18][C:9]=1[C:6]1[CH:7]=[CH:8][C:3]([CH2:2][N:23]2[C:22](=[O:24])[C:21]3=[CH:25][CH:26]=[CH:27][CH:28]=[C:20]3[C:19]2=[O:29])=[CH:4][CH:5]=1)([O:13][CH3:14])=[O:12]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 6809PhthalimideHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 54201998Methyl 2-[4-(bromomethylene)phenyl]benzoate

Product 1

HCID 19794415N-[4-(2-Carbomethoxyphenyl)benzyl]phthalimideYield 71%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6342AcetonitrileSolvent

Procedure

Methyl 2-[4-(bromomethylene)phenyl]benzoate (1.22 g, 0.04 mole), phthalimide (0.59 g, 0.04 mole), and potassium carbonate (0.55 g, 0.04 mole) are combined in 120 mL acetonitrile. The mixture is heated at reflux for 24 hours. At that time the mixture is filtered through celite and rotovapped to a residue. The residue is crystallized from ethyl acetate to afford 1.1 g (71% ) of the title compound as a tan solid mp 148°-150° C. 1H NMR (CDCl3) 7.9-7.1 (12H, m); 4.92 (2H, s); 3.63 (3H, s). Mass Spec. (DCI) m/z 372 (M+H). Analysis -calc'd for C23H17NO4.1/2 H2O: C, 72.62; H, 4.77: N, 3.68; found: C, 72.88; H, 4.55; N, 3.77.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe mixture is heated
  2. temperatureat reflux for 24 hours
  3. filtrationAt that time the mixture is filtered through celite
  4. customThe residue is crystallized from ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-081acad0019a4f4080f0a0f1b1cba614
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1993_01
Patent number
US05182288

Reaction notes

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