Benzene → Diethyl 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylate

HRID 370434

Reaction equation

HRID 370434 reaction equation
[N:1]1[CH:6]=[C:5]([C:7]([OH:9])=[O:8])[CH:4]=[CH:3][C:2]=1[C:10]([OH:12])=[O:11].OS(O)(=O)=O.[CH:18]1C=CC=C[CH:19]=1.[CH3:24][CH2:25]O>>[N:1]1[CH:6]=[C:5]([C:7]([O:9][CH2:18][CH3:19])=[O:8])[CH:4]=[CH:3][C:2]=1[C:10]([O:12][CH2:24][CH3:25])=[O:11]

Participants

5

Reactant 4

HCID 241BenzeneHCID 702EthanolHCID 1118Sulfuric AcidHCID 74932,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid

Product 1

HCID 254728Diethyl 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylate

Procedure

To a suspension of 100 g (0.6 mol) of 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid in 300 mL of absolute EtOH was added 100 mL of concentrated H2SO4 over a period of 1.5 h. During this time, the solid gradually all went into solution. The brown reaction mixture was refluxed for 16 h. Then 200 mL of benzene was added and the benzene/EtOH/H2O azeotrope was removed at the rate of 30 mL/30 min, with more 1:1 benzene/EtOH mixture added at 30-min intervals. After 5 h, the reaction mixture was poured onto 30 L of ice-water. Solid NaHCO3 was then added until the mixture was neutralized. The product was extracted into EtOAc. The EtOAc layer was washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated to 99.8 g of a yellow solid, which was purified on 400 g of silica gel (25% Et2O/hexane and 50% Et2O/hexane) to give 95 g of solid. Recrystallization from Et2O/hexane gave 90 g of the diethyl ester, diethyl pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylate, as pale yellow crystals, mp 46°-47° C.; IR (mull) 1730, 1710, 1600, 1375, 1280, 1250, 1100, 1030, 750 cm-1 ; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ1.47 and 1.50 (2 t, J=7.5 Hz, 6, CO2CH2CH3), 4.55 and 4.62 (2 q, J=7.5 Hz, 4, CO2CH2CH3), 8.17 (d, J=8 Hz, 1, 3'--H), 8.47 (dd, J=2.5 Hz, J=8 Hz, 1, 4'--H), 9.33 d, J=2.5 Hz, 1,6'--H).

Workup

  1. temperatureThe brown reaction mixture was refluxed for 16 h
  2. customthe benzene/EtOH/H2O azeotrope was removed at the rate of 30 mL/30 min, with more 1:1 benzene/EtOH mixture
  3. additionadded at 30-min intervals
  4. additionthe reaction mixture was poured onto 30 L of ice-water
  5. additionSolid NaHCO3 was then added until the mixture
  6. extractionThe product was extracted into EtOAc
  7. washThe EtOAc layer was washed with brine
  8. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
  9. concentrationconcentrated to 99.8 g of a yellow solid, which
  10. customwas purified on 400 g of silica gel (25% Et2O/hexane and 50% Et2O/hexane)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-7f52ad1f57b948829bffecda4b28fe0f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1985_07
Patent number
US04526787

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