Methanol → Methyl 3-nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate
Reaction equation
[N+:1]([C:4]1[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH:10]=[C:11]([C:13]([F:16])([F:15])[F:14])[CH:12]=1)[C:7]([OH:9])=[O:8])([O-:3])=[O:2].[CH3:17]O>>[N+:1]([C:4]1[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH:10]=[C:11]([C:13]([F:14])([F:15])[F:16])[CH:12]=1)[C:7]([O:9][CH3:17])=[O:8])([O-:3])=[O:2]Participants
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Procedure
3-Nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid (25.0 g, 106.3 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (60 mL) which was bubbled with hydrochloric acid gas for 1 h. The reaction was allowed to stir at room temperature overnight and concentrated. The crude product was dissolved in ethyl acetate, washed with water (2×), brine (2×) dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. Flash chromatography on silica gel afforded 23.4 g (88%) of the desired compound. 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ 9.02 (s, H), 8.66 (s, 1H), 8.61 (s, 1H), 4.03 (s, 3H).
Workup
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