1,3-Dimethoxybenzene → Methyl 5-nitro-2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-benzoate

HRID 1059124Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1059124 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=[C:5]([O:9][CH3:10])[CH:4]=1.[Li]CCCC.[CH3:16][O:17][C:18](=[O:29])[C:19]1[CH:24]=[C:23]([N+:25]([O-:27])=[O:26])[CH:22]=[CH:21][C:20]=1Br>C1COCC1.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Zn+2].C1C=CC(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)=CC=1.C1C=CC(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)=CC=1.Cl[Pd]Cl>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=[C:5]([O:9][CH3:10])[C:4]=1[C:20]1[C:19]([C:18]([O:17][CH3:16])=[O:29])=[CH:24][C:23]([N+:25]([O-:27])=[O:26])=[CH:22][CH:21]=1

Participants

7

Reactant 3

HCID 90251,3-DimethoxybenzeneHCID 245494Methyl 2-Bromo-5-nitrobenzoate2×HCID 178418339Butyllithium

Product 1

HCID 11001627Methyl 5-nitro-2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-benzoateYield 80%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 3

HCID 3007855ZincchlorideCatalyst2×HCID 6102075Dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)palladiumCatalystHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent2×

Procedure

A solution of 1,3-dimethoxybenzene (115.2 ml, 0.88 mol) in anhydrous THF (600 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and treated with n-BuLi (382.4 ml, 0.95 mol, 2.5M solution in hexane) dropwise while maintaining the temperature of the reaction mixture between 0° C. and 5° C. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature, stirred for 2 hours and recooled to 0° C. Anhydrous ZnCl2 (141.6 g, 1.04 mol) was added as a solid in portions while maintaining the reaction temperature below 5° C. After adding all the ZnCl2, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 2 hours (clear solution). The reaction mixture was recooled to 0° C. and methyl-2-bromo-5-nitrobenzoate (208 g, 0.80 mol) was added as a solid in one portion, followed by the addition of dichloro-bis-(triphenylphosphine) palladium(II) (7 g, 9.90 mmol). Additional THF (200 ml) was added and the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. Reaction is exothermic with exotherm starting around 20° C. The reaction mixture was stirred while maintaining the reaction temperature below 45° C. until methyl-2-bromo-5-nitrobenzoate was less than 0.1% peak area detected by HPLC. Solid product started precipitating out typically after 30 minutes. Isopropyl acetate (400 ml) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for another 30 minutes. The solid was filtered and washed with isopropyl acetate (300 ml), dried at 40° C. under reduced pressure to provide the title compound (203 g, 80%). mp 157° C.; Anal. Calcd. for C16H15NO6: C, 60.57; H, 4.77; N, 4.41; Found C, 60.30; H, 4.76; N, 4.34. 1H NMR [(CD3)2SO] δ 3.65 (3H, s); 3.66 (6H, s), 6.73 (1H, s), 6.77 (1H, s), 7.36 (1H, m), 7.59 (1H, d), 8.36 (1H, dd) and 8.52 (1H, d); 13C [(CD3)2SO] δ 52.1, 104.2, 115.7, 123.7, 125.3, 130.1, 133.0, 134.4, 141.4, 146.0, 156.2, 165.6. The 13C signal for two methoxy groups at 55.6 are overlapping; IR (KBr): 1740 and 1600 cm−1; MS (APCI) m/z: 318 (M+H)+, m/z 335 (M+NH4)+, 340 (M+Na)+; FAB-HRMS: found, 318.0989, required 318.0978.

Workup

  1. temperaturewhile maintaining the temperature of the reaction mixture between 0° C. and 5° C
  2. customrecooled to 0° C
  3. temperaturewhile maintaining the reaction temperature below 5° C
  4. temperatureto warm to room temperature
  5. stirringstirred for 2 hours (clear solution)
  6. customwas recooled to 0° C.
  7. temperatureto warm to room temperature
  8. customReaction
  9. customwith exotherm starting around 20° C
  10. stirringThe reaction mixture was stirred
  11. customSolid product started precipitating out typically after 30 minutes
  12. additionIsopropyl acetate (400 ml) was added
  13. stirringthe reaction mixture was stirred for another 30 minutes
  14. filtrationThe solid was filtered
  15. washwashed with isopropyl acetate (300 ml)
  16. customdried at 40° C. under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-eb526a6a0b9c4e4d8825cd2915a2de00
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2003_02
Patent number
US06518430B1

Reaction notes

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