2-Nitrophenol → Benzyl 2-nitrophenyl ether

HRID 354336

Reaction equation

HRID 354336 reaction equation
[N+:1]([C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]=1[OH:10])([O-:3])=[O:2].C([O-])([O-])=O.[K+].[K+].[CH2:17](Br)[C:18]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=1>CN(C=O)C.O>[CH2:17]([O:10][C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][CH:8]=[CH:9][C:4]=1[N+:1]([O-:3])=[O:2])[C:18]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 69472-NitrophenolHCID 7498Benzyl BromideHCID 11430Potassium Carbonate

Product 1

HCID 736266Benzyl 2-nitrophenyl etherYield 89.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 6228DimethylformamideSolvent

Procedure

To a stirred solution of 2-nitrophenol (10.0 g, 72.0 mmol) and K2CO3 (9.96 g, 72.0 mmol) in DMF (150 mL) was added dropwise benzyl bromide (9.40 mL, 79.2 mmol) at 0° C. After being stirred at room temperature for 3 hr, the reaction mixture was diluted with water, which was extracted with Et2O. The extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated to dryness. Chromatography of the residue with hexane-EtOAc (2:1, v/v) as eluent gave 2-benzyloxy nitrobenzene (14.7 g, 89%) as a yellow oil. 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ5.24 (s, 2H), 7.04 (t, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.12 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.31-7.50 (m, 5H), 7.51 (d, J=1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.86 (dd, J=7.8, 1.5 Hz, 1H).

Workup

  1. extractionwas extracted with Et2O
  2. washThe extracts were washed with brine
  3. dry with materialdried over Na2SO4
  4. concentrationconcentrated to dryness

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-e93681dbdb274ed0aab40efb3ceb94ec
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2004_06
Patent number
US06756378B2

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