Chloromethyl Methyl Ether → 1-Bromo-3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-(methoxymethoxy)benzene

HRID 1066863Notes

Reaction equation

[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[C:6]([C:8]([CH3:11])([CH3:10])[CH3:9])[CH:5]=[C:4]([C:12]([CH3:15])([CH3:14])[CH3:13])[C:3]=1[OH:16].C(N(C(C)C)CC)(C)C.[CH3:26][O:27][CH2:28]Cl>[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC.[I-].C(Cl)Cl>[CH3:26][O:27][CH2:28][O:16][C:3]1[C:4]([C:12]([CH3:15])([CH3:14])[CH3:13])=[CH:5][C:6]([C:8]([CH3:9])([CH3:10])[CH3:11])=[CH:7][C:2]=1[Br:1]

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 45 °C

Procedure

To a solution of 2-bromo-4,6-di-t-butylphenol (Compound D 2.54 g, 8.88 mmol) and catalytic amount of Bu4NI in 20 ml of dry CH2Cl2 at 0° C. was added diisopropylethylamine (9.51 ml, 53 mmol), followed by methoxymethyl chloride (2.02 ml, 26.6 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated to 45° C. for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was then washed with 10% citric acid, then NaHCO3 (sat.), brine, and dried over MgSO4. After filtration and removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, the residue was purified by column chromatography (pure hexane) to yield the title compound (2.79 g) as a colorless oil. 1H NMR δ7.40 (d, J=2.44 Hz, 1H), 7.30 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 5.22 (s, 2H), 3.70 (s, 3H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 1.29 (s, 9H).

Workup

washThe reaction mixture was then washed with 10% citric acid
dry with materialNaHCO3 (sat.), brine, and dried over MgSO4
filtrationAfter filtration and removal of the solvent under reduced pressure
customthe residue was purified by column chromatography (pure hexane)

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-c49b16e1d19a4e6db949c2c14e54169a
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2001_06
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US06245786B1

Reaction notes

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