Water → Methyl 2-bromo-3-nitrobenzoate

HRID 51313

Reaction equation

HRID 51313 reaction equation
[Br:1][C:2]1[C:10]([N+:11]([O-:13])=[O:12])=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:7][C:3]=1[C:4]([OH:6])=[O:5].IC.[C:16](=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].O>CN(C)C=O>[Br:1][C:2]1[C:10]([N+:11]([O-:13])=[O:12])=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:7][C:3]=1[C:4]([O:6][CH3:16])=[O:5]

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 962WaterHCID 6328Methyl iodideHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 684522-Bromo-3-nitrobenzoic acid

Product 1

HCID 79263Methyl 2-bromo-3-nitrobenzoateYield 96%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6228DimethylformamideSolvent

Procedure

A solution of 2-bromo-3-nitrobenzoic acid (28.4 g, 115.0 mM), iodomethane (18.0 g, 127 mM), and potassium carbonate (19.0 g, 137.4 mM) in 100 mL dimethylformamide was stirred at room temperature for 72 hours. The mixture was poured into 1.5 liters of water. The resultant precipitate was collected by filtration and dried in vacuo to afford 28.79 g (96%) of methyl 2-bromo-3-nitrobenzoate as a white solid. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ8.3 (dd, 1H, J=1 and 8 Hz), 7.9 (dd, 1H, J=1 and 8 Hz), 7.7 (t, 1H, J=8 Hz), and 3.9 (s, 3H). IR (KBr, cm−1) 2950, 1738, 1541, 1435, 1364, 1298, and 1142. MS (FD) m/e 259, 261.

Workup

  1. filtrationThe resultant precipitate was collected by filtration
  2. customdried in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-e87a45a954334f90abf8e26d8a47bc37
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2004_03
Patent number
US06713645B1

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