Nitronium tetrafluoroborate → Methyl 3-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-adamantaneacetate

HRID 51984

Reaction equation

HRID 51984 reaction equation
[C:1]1([C:7]23[CH2:16][CH:11]4[CH2:12][CH:13]([CH2:15][C:9]([CH2:17][C:18]([O:20][CH3:21])=[O:19])([CH2:10]4)[CH2:8]2)[CH2:14]3)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.F[B-](F)(F)F.[O:27]=[N+:28]=[O:29]>C(#N)C>[N+:28]([C:4]1[CH:3]=[CH:2][C:1]([C:7]23[CH2:16][CH:11]4[CH2:12][CH:13]([CH2:15][C:9]([CH2:17][C:18]([O:20][CH3:21])=[O:19])([CH2:10]4)[CH2:8]2)[CH2:14]3)=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)([O-:29])=[O:27]

Participants

4

Procedure

Methyl 3-phenyl-1-adamantaneacetate, example 1, (78.8 g) was dissolved in acetonitrile (800 mL) and cooled in an ice bath while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Nitronium tetrafluoroborate (40.8 g) in acetonitrile (800 mL) was added dropwise over 45 minutes. The reaction was stirred for 45 minutes after the addition, then poured into ice (985 g). The resulting solid was collected by filtration and dried in vacuo to give methyl 3-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-adamantaneacetate (55.9 g). Mass spectrum: (M+NH4)+ @347. Extraction of the aqueous phase with t-butyl methyl ether (2×800 mL) yeilded additional material including the lesser products, methyl 3-(2-nitrophenyl)-1-adamantaneacetate; Mass spectrum: (M+NH4)+ @347 and methyl 3-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-1-adamantaneacetate; Mass spectrum: (M+NH4)+ @392.

Workup

  1. temperaturecooled in an ice bath
  2. stirringThe reaction was stirred for 45 minutes
  3. additionafter the addition
  4. filtrationThe resulting solid was collected by filtration
  5. customdried in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-2a97706acabd438eb775c9adf442792f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1997_04
Patent number
US05616505

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