Sodium Iodide → 9-[(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)methyl]-5-carbomethoxy-1,2-dihydrocarbazol-4(3H)-one

HRID 51384

Reaction equation

HRID 51384 reaction equation
[C:1]([C:5]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[C:14]2[C:6]=1[C:7]1[C:8](=[O:18])[CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][C:12]=1[NH:13]2)([O:3][CH3:4])=[O:2].[F:19][C:20]([F:30])([F:29])[C:21]1[CH:22]=[C:23]([CH:26]=[CH:27][CH:28]=1)[CH2:24]Cl.[I-].[Na+]>CN(C=O)C.C(OCC)(=O)C>[F:19][C:20]([F:29])([F:30])[C:21]1[CH:22]=[C:23]([CH2:24][N:13]2[C:12]3[CH2:11][CH2:10][CH2:9][C:8](=[O:18])[C:7]=3[C:6]3[C:14]2=[CH:15][CH:16]=[CH:17][C:5]=3[C:1]([O:3][CH3:4])=[O:2])[CH:26]=[CH:27][CH:28]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 5238Sodium IodideHCID 697163-(Trifluoromethyl)benzyl chlorideHCID 11368514methyl 4-oxo-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazole-5-carboxylate

Product 1

HCID 227405159-[(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)methyl]-5-carbomethoxy-1,2-dihydrocarbazol-4(3H)-oneYield 63.5%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 6228DimethylformamideSolventHCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Procedure

40% Methanolic Triton B (2.18 mL, 4.8 mM) was slowly added dropwise to a solution of 5-carbomethoxy-1,2-dihydro-9H-carbazol-4(3H)-one (973 mg, 4.0 mM) in 10 mL of DMF at −10° C. After 30 minutes, 3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl chloride (1.53 g, 6.0 mM) and sodium iodide (900 mg, 6.0 mM) were added and the resultant mixture stirred at room temperature for 25 hours. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed five times with H2O, 1 N HCl, H2O, sat NaHCO3, and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, concentrated, and dried in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (elution with gradient methylene chloride/ethyl acetate) to afford 1.02 g (63%) of the 9-[(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)methyl]-5-carbomethoxy-1,2-dihydrocarbazol-4(3H)-one as a tan solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ7.6 (d, 1H, J=8 Hz), 7.45-7.2 (m, 5H), 7.0 (d, 1H, J=8 Hz), 5.4 (s, 2H), 4.05 (s, 3H), 2.85 (t, 2H, J=6 Hz), 2.6 (t, 2H, J=6 Hz), and 2.2 (m, 2H). IR (KBr, cm−1) 1727 and 1652. MS (ES) m/e 400, 402.

Workup

  1. washwashed five times with H2O, 1 N HCl, H2O
  2. dry with materialdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
  3. filtrationfiltered
  4. concentrationconcentrated
  5. customdried in vacuo
  6. customThe residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (elution with gradient methylene chloride/ethyl acetate)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-bc3a4330df02463a8bc84869761a8159
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2004_03
Patent number
US06713645B1

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