tert-Butyl mercaptan → Ethyl 4-(tert-butylthio)-3-oxobutanoate

HRID 2370401

Reaction equation

HRID 2370401 reaction equation
Cl[CH2:2][C:3](=[O:10])[CH2:4][C:5]([O:7][CH2:8][CH3:9])=[O:6].[CH3:11][C:12]([SH:15])([CH3:14])[CH3:13].C(N(CC)CC)C>[Br-].C([N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC)CCC.C1COCC1>[CH2:8]([O:7][C:5](=[O:6])[CH2:4][C:3](=[O:10])[CH2:2][S:15][C:12]([CH3:14])([CH3:13])[CH3:11])[CH3:9]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 6387tert-Butyl mercaptanHCID 8471TriethylamineHCID 69484Ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate

Product 1

HCID 10465978Ethyl 4-(tert-butylthio)-3-oxobutanoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 74236Tetrabutylammonium BromideCatalystHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

Ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate (7.5 mL, 51.9 mmol), 2-methyl-2-propanethiol (5.6 mL, 49.7 mmol), triethylamine (10.8 mL, 77.4 mmol), and catalytic tetrabutylammonium bromide were dissolved in THF (250 mL) and stirred at room temperature overnight. Silica gel was added, and the mixture was concentrated and filtered over a plug of silica gel to obtain the desired product (B-1), which was used without further purification.

Workup

  1. additionSilica gel was added
  2. concentrationthe mixture was concentrated
  3. filtrationfiltered over a plug of silica gel

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-5d019a5332e340b0aa2c8d0d059829c0
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_04
Patent number
US08710081B2

Linked notes

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