Diethyl Ether → 2-Cyano-3-isopropyl-hexanoic acid methyl ester

HRID 1167944Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1167944 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([Mg]Cl)[CH2:2][CH3:3].[CH3:6]COCC.[C:11]([C:13](=[CH:17][CH:18]([CH3:20])[CH3:19])[C:14]([OH:16])=[O:15])#[N:12]>C1COCC1>[CH3:6][O:15][C:14](=[O:16])[CH:13]([C:11]#[N:12])[CH:17]([CH:18]([CH3:20])[CH3:19])[CH2:1][CH2:2][CH3:3]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 3283Diethyl EtherHCID 2925472-Cyano-4-methylpent-2-enoic acidHCID 178455855HCID 178455855, compound

Product 1

HCID 541521852-Cyano-3-isopropyl-hexanoic acid methyl ester

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
-40 °C

Procedure

A 2.0 M solution of propyl magnesium chloride in Et2O (9.8 mL, 19.6 mmol) is added to a solution of 2-cyano-4-methyl-2-pentenoic acid (3.0 g, 19.6 mmol) in 50 mL of THF which is cooled in an IPA/dry ice bath to −40° C. under argon. The solution is stirred for 4 hours, and the reaction is quenched by addition of 50 mL of saturated KH2PO4. The THF is evaporated, and the remaining oil is chromatographed under medium pressure over silica gel with 50% CH2Cl2/hexane. Yield=1.9 g (50%) of 2-cyano-3-isopropyl-hexanoic acid methyl ester as an oil.

Workup

  1. customthe reaction is quenched by addition of 50 mL of saturated KH2PO4
  2. customThe THF is evaporated
  3. customthe remaining oil is chromatographed under medium pressure over silica gel with 50% CH2Cl2/hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-43bce157fd1e4db58a5daf684aefdea7
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2003_09
Patent number
US06620829B2

Reaction notes

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