Bromide ion → Ethyl 4-(4-(4-Chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)phenoxy)pentanoate

HRID 4460

Reaction equation

HRID 4460 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:5]([O:6][C:7]2[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]([OH:13])=[CH:9][CH:8]=2)=[C:4]([F:16])[CH:3]=1.Br[CH:18]([CH3:26])[CH2:19][CH2:20][C:21]([O:23][CH2:24][CH3:25])=[O:22].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].[Br-].C(=O)([O-])[O-].C1(O)C=CC=CC=1.Cl>CN(C=O)C>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:5]([O:6][C:7]2[CH:8]=[CH:9][C:10]([O:13][CH:18]([CH3:26])[CH2:19][CH2:20][C:21]([O:23][CH2:24][CH3:25])=[O:22])=[CH:11][CH:12]=2)=[C:4]([F:16])[CH:3]=1

Participants

9

Reactant 7

HCID 259Bromide ionHCID 313Hydrochloric AcidHCID 996PhenolHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 19660Carbonate IonHCID 316888Ethyl 4-bromopentanoateHCID 140726804-(4-Chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)phenol

Product 1

HCID 13880907Ethyl 4-(4-(4-Chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)phenoxy)pentanoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6228DimethylformamideSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
130 °C

Procedure

A stirred mixture of 4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenoxy)phenol (2.3 g, 0.0103 mol), ethyl 4-bromopentanoate (2.01 g, 0.0103 mol), and potassium carbonate (1.46 g, 0.105 mol) in DMF (20 ml) was heated in an oil bath at 130° C. for one hour. Additional bromide (0.5 g) and carbonate (0.5 g) were added each hour for the next four hours. At the end of this period, gas chromatography indicated that most of the starting phenol had reacted. After cooling, the reaction mixture was poured into 4N HCl solution (200 ml), and the product extracted into a 1:1 mixture of ether-pentane (2×150 ml). The organic extracts were combined, washed with 10% NaOH solution (200 ml), dried (MgSO4), then the solvent evaporated. The resulting orange oil was purified via preparative HPLC (9:1 hexane/ethyl acetate) with the second peak being collected. Removal of the solvent gave the desired ester as a light yellow oil: RI=1.5344 @ 25° C. Calc: C, 62.21; H, 5.50. Found: C, 62.38; H, 5.33.

Workup

  1. customhad reacted
  2. temperatureAfter cooling
  3. extractionthe product extracted into a 1:1 mixture of ether-pentane (2×150 ml)
  4. washwashed with 10% NaOH solution (200 ml)
  5. dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
  6. customthe solvent evaporated
  7. customThe resulting orange oil was purified via preparative HPLC (9:1 hexane/ethyl acetate) with the second peak
  8. custombeing collected
  9. customRemoval of the solvent

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-53fcb22988bf4f00ace4b323695f617b
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1988_02
Patent number
US04725683

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