Acetic Anhydride → N-[4-[1-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl]phenyl]formamide

HRID 1723123Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1723123 reaction equation
[N:1]1([CH:6]([C:8]2[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:11]([NH2:14])=[CH:10][CH:9]=2)[CH3:7])[CH:5]=[CH:4][N:3]=[CH:2]1.[CH:15]([O-])=[O:16].[Na+].C(OC(=O)C)(=O)C>C(O)=O>[N:1]1([CH:6]([C:8]2[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:11]([NH:14][CH:15]=[O:16])=[CH:10][CH:9]=2)[CH3:7])[CH:5]=[CH:4][N:3]=[CH:2]1

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
100 °C

Procedure

(a-4) To a stirred solution of 15 parts of 4-[1-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl]-benzenamine and 2.7 parts of sodium formate in 60 parts of formic acid is added dropwise a solution of 9 parts of acetic acid anhydride in 24 parts of formic acid at 50° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 100° C. and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was dissolved in a small amount of ice water and the solution was treated with ammonium hydroxide while cooling. The product was extracted twice with dichloromethane. The combined extracts were dried, filtered and evaporated. The residue was crystallized twice from tetrahydrofuran, yielding 13.8 parts (80%) of N-[4-[1-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl]phenyl]-formamide; mp. 129.4° C. (int. 115).

Workup

  1. customthe solvent was evaporated
  2. dissolutionThe residue was dissolved in a small amount of ice water
  3. additionthe solution was treated with ammonium hydroxide
  4. temperaturewhile cooling
  5. extractionThe product was extracted twice with dichloromethane
  6. customThe combined extracts were dried
  7. filtrationfiltered
  8. customevaporated
  9. customThe residue was crystallized twice from tetrahydrofuran

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-7376947100e44175beb11a11710ceb16
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1989_08
Patent number
US04859684

Reaction notes

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