Dimethyl Sulfate → 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one

HRID 255911

Reaction equation

HRID 255911 reaction equation
[C:1]1([CH:7]2[CH2:11][NH:10][C:9](=[O:12])[CH2:8]2)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.S(OC)(O[CH3:17])(=O)=O.[OH-].[Na+]>S([O-])(O)(=O)=O.C([N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC)CCC.C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[CH3:17][N:10]1[CH2:11][CH:7]([C:1]2[CH:2]=[CH:3][CH:4]=[CH:5][CH:6]=2)[CH2:8][C:9]1=[O:12]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 6497Dimethyl SulfateHCID 14798Sodium HydroxideHCID 1213974-Phenyl-2-pyrrolidinone

Product 1

HCID 124489631-Methyl-4-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 94433Tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfateCatalystHCID 1140TolueneSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
36 °C

Procedure

A mixture of 4-phenyl-pyrrolidin-2-one (32.2 g; 0.2 mole), dimethyl sulfate (37.8 g; 0.3 mole), tetrabutyl ammonium hydrogensulfate (3.4 g; 0.01 mole), 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (100 ml) and toluene (200 ml) is stirred at 36° C. for 5 hrs. After cooling, the aqueous phase is decanted, extracted with methylene chloride, and combined with the toluene phase. The organic phase is washed with water, dried and evaporated. The residue is distilled: b.p.0.2 mm Hg =120° C. Yield: 79%.

Workup

  1. temperatureAfter cooling
  2. customthe aqueous phase is decanted
  3. extractionextracted with methylene chloride
  4. washThe organic phase is washed with water
  5. customdried
  6. customevaporated
  7. distillationThe residue is distilled
  8. customb.p.0.2 mm Hg =120° C

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-63d01324ad06414e9de36045f1c7651d
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1987_10
Patent number
US04699918

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