Diethyl methylmalonate → Diethyl 2-(2-bromo-4-nitrophenyl)-2-methylmalonate

HRID 83757

Reaction equation

[CH3:1][CH:2]([C:8]([O:10][CH2:11][CH3:12])=[O:9])[C:3]([O:5][CH2:6][CH3:7])=[O:4].[H-].[Na+].[Br:15][C:16]1[CH:21]=[C:20]([N+:22]([O-:24])=[O:23])[CH:19]=[CH:18][C:17]=1F>CN(C=O)C>[Br:15][C:16]1[CH:21]=[C:20]([N+:22]([O-:24])=[O:23])[CH:19]=[CH:18][C:17]=1[C:2]([CH3:1])([C:3]([O:5][CH2:6][CH3:7])=[O:4])[C:8]([O:10][CH2:11][CH3:12])=[O:9]

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 0 °C

Procedure

Diethyl 2-methylmalonate (4.31 mL, 25.0 mmol) was dissolved in 25 mL of anhydrous DMF. This solution was cooled to 0° C. under an atmosphere of nitrogen. Sodium hydride (1.04 g, 26 mmol, 60% by weight in mineral oil) was slowly added to the solution. The resulting mixture was allowed to stir for 3 minutes at 0° C., and then at room temperature for 10 minutes. 2-Bromo-1-fluoro-4-nitrobenzene (5.00 g, 22.7 mmol) was quickly added and the mixture turned bright red. After stirring for 10 minutes at room temperature, the crude mixture was evaporated to dryness and then partitioned between dichloromethane and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride. The layers were separated and the organic phase was washed twice with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride. The organics were concentrated to yield diethyl 2-(2-bromo-4-nitrophenyl)-2-methylmalonate (8.4 g, 99%) as a pale yellow oil which was used without further purification. Retention time 1.86 min.

Workup

waitat room temperature for 10 minutes
stirringAfter stirring for 10 minutes at room temperature
customthe crude mixture was evaporated to dryness
custompartitioned between dichloromethane
customThe layers were separated
washthe organic phase was washed twice with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride
concentrationThe organics were concentrated

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-2572855f0f604c6aaadd65f2d64789ac
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2014_09
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US08846753B2

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