Ethyl Bromide → 2-Ethoxy-4-nitro-benzonitrile

HRID 1260670Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1260670 reaction equation
[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:9]=[C:8]([N+:10]([O-:12])=[O:11])[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:3]=1[C:4]#[N:5].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].Br[CH2:20][CH3:21]>CN(C=O)C>[CH2:20]([O:1][C:2]1[CH:9]=[C:8]([N+:10]([O-:12])=[O:11])[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:3]=1[C:4]#[N:5])[CH3:21]

Participants

5

Procedure

To a solution of 2-hydroxy-4-nitrobenzonitrile (0.5 g, 3.04 mmol) in DMF (5 ml) is added potassium carbonate (0.631 g, 4.56 mmol) followed by bromoethane (0.238 ml, 3.19 mmol) and the reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 5 days. The solvent is removed in vacuo and the crude is partitioned between ethyl acetate (100 ml) and water (100 ml). The organic layer is separated, washed with water (2×100 ml), saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (100 ml) and concentrated in vacuo to afford the titled compound as a pale yellow solid which is used crude in the next step.

Workup

  1. customThe solvent is removed in vacuo
  2. customthe crude is partitioned between ethyl acetate (100 ml) and water (100 ml)
  3. customThe organic layer is separated
  4. washwashed with water (2×100 ml), saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (100 ml)
  5. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3409e9eef86c4a5a91f2254d6a577092
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_06
Patent number
US08470848B2

Reaction notes

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