Acetonitrile → 3-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-3-oxopropanenitrile

Temperature

-78 °C

Under Ar(g), a solution of anhydrous acetonitrile (1.6 mL) in 35 mL anhydrous THF is cooled to −78° C. in a dry ice-acetone bath and then slowly treated with 12 mL of a 2.5 M n-butyl lithium in hexanes. The reaction mixture is maintained at −78° C. for an additional 45 min. and then slowly treated with a solution of 5 gms. of 3-methoxy-benzoic acid ethyl ester in 5 mL of anhydrous THF. The resulting solution is then stirred overnight at room temperature. Subsequently, the reaction mixture is treated with 10% NaOH(aq) to dissolve solids, and then is extracted with ethyl acetate. The aqueous layer is acidified (pH 6) with HCl(aq) affording a white precipitate which subsequently is filtered The organic layer is concentrated in vacuo and the residue is triturated with isopropanol resulting in the formation of additional white precipitate. The combined precipitates provide the desired 3-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-3-oxo-propionitrile in the amount of 2.0202 gms.

1. additionslowly treated with a solution of 5 gms
2. dissolutionto dissolve solids
3. extractionis extracted with ethyl acetate
4. customaffording a white precipitate which
5. filtrationsubsequently is filtered The organic layer
6. concentrationis concentrated in vacuo
7. customthe residue is triturated with isopropanol resulting in the formation of additional white precipitate
8. customThe combined precipitates

ORD record

ord-87e164d4c9144a329c7d3aa302d673c9

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2006_02

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07005444B2