Diethyl Ether → 2-(5-Bromo-3-pyridyl)propan-2-ol

HRID 1072299Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1072299 reaction equation
[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[N:4][CH:5]=[C:6]([CH:12]=1)C(OCC)=O.[CH3:13][Mg]Br.C([O:18][CH2:19][CH3:20])C>>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[N:4][CH:5]=[C:6]([C:19]([OH:18])([CH3:20])[CH3:13])[CH:12]=1

Participants

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Procedure

To a solution of ethyl 5-bromonicotinate (1.02 g, 4.4 mmol) in diethyl ether (15 ml) at −30° C. was added a 3M solution of methyl magnesium bromide (4 ml, 12 mmol) in ether. The resulting slurry was then refluxed for 2 hours then cooled and quenched with an excess of 0.5M aqueous monobasic sodium phosphate and partitioned between ether and water. The product from the organic phase was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with a 2:1:2 mixture of ether, pentane and ammonia-saturated methylene chloride to afford the 3-Bromo-5-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)pyridine compound as a yellow oil.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe resulting slurry was then refluxed for 2 hours
  2. temperaturethen cooled
  3. customquenched with an excess of 0.5M aqueous monobasic sodium phosphate
  4. custompartitioned between ether and water
  5. customThe product from the organic phase was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with a 2:1:2 mixture of ether, pentane and ammonia-saturated methylene chloride

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-9a4ffbdb1bf04605a860454ca1a79312
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2005_06
Patent number
US06909002B2

Reaction notes

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