18-Crown-6 → 2-Nitro-2-methyl-1-[di-(t-butyl)methoxy]propane

HRID 746190

Reaction equation

HRID 746190 reaction equation
[C:1]([CH:5]([C:7]([CH3:10])([CH3:9])[CH3:8])[OH:6])([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2].[CH:11]([Li])(CC)C.C1OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOC1.[N+:34]([C:37]([CH3:39])=[CH2:38])([O-:36])=[O:35]>C(#N)C.O1CCCC1>[N+:34]([C:37]([CH3:11])([CH3:39])[CH2:38][O:6][CH:5]([C:7]([CH3:10])([CH3:9])[CH3:8])[C:1]([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2])([O-:36])=[O:35]

Participants

7

Procedure

Di-t-butylmethanol is added to a dry flask under argon at 0° C. Dry tetrahydrofuran is added with a syringe. Sec-Butyl lithium (1.5M in Hexanes) is added quickly in one portion and the contents of the flask are stirred for one hour at room temperature. A 10 mM solution of 18-crown-6-ether in acetonitrile is added with a syringe and the flask cooled to 0° C. A tetrahydrofuran solution of 2-nitropropene is added with vigorous stirring over a 10 minute period. After completion of the reaction, as judged by thin layer chromatography, it is quenched with dimethyl sulfate, poured into saturated ammonium chloride and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is dried over MgSO4 and evaporated to yield 2-nitro-2-methyl-1-[di-(t-butyl)methoxy]propane.

Workup

  1. temperaturethe flask cooled to 0° C
  2. stirringwith vigorous stirring over a 10 minute period
  3. customAfter completion of the reaction
  4. customis quenched with dimethyl sulfate
  5. additionpoured into saturated ammonium chloride
  6. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate
  7. dry with materialThe organic layer is dried over MgSO4
  8. customevaporated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-86b608490e504dc195c6243a55d9afb4
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1986_07
Patent number
US04603011

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