Benzyl Bromide → Methyl 3-(benzyloxy)benzoate

HRID 1107079Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1107079 reaction equation
[H-].[Na+].[OH:3][C:4]1[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH:11]=[CH:12][CH:13]=1)[C:7]([O:9][CH3:10])=[O:8].[CH2:14](Br)[C:15]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=1>CN(C=O)C>[CH2:14]([O:3][C:4]1[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH:11]=[CH:12][CH:13]=1)[C:7]([O:9][CH3:10])=[O:8])[C:15]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 7498Benzyl BromideHCID 24758Sodium hydrideHCID 88068Methyl 3-Hydroxybenzoate

Product 1

HCID 13368031Methyl 3-(benzyloxy)benzoateYield 63.8%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6228DimethylformamideSolvent

Procedure

To a suspension of NaH (0.395 g, 9.87 mmol 60% in mineral oil) in DMF (20 mL) was added methyl 3-hydroxybenzoate (1.0 g, 6.58 mmol). After stirring for 15 min at room temperature, benzyl bromide (1.1 g, 6.58 mmol) was added. After stirring at room temperature for 3h, the solution was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with water (2×75 mL), saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, and brine, then dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated to yield an off-white solid (1.013 g, 4.2 mmol). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ7.67 (m, 2H), 7.48-7.34 (m, 6H), 7.19 (m, 1H), 5.12 (s, 2H), 3.95 (s, 3H).

Workup

  1. customthe solution was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water
  2. washThe organic layer was washed with water (2×75 mL), saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, and brine
  3. dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
  4. filtrationfiltered
  5. concentrationconcentrated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b87f6e91ebee45e29b0f7b9ad9eb2d79
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2000_05
Patent number
US06057362

Reaction notes

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