6-Methyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid → Methyl 2-methyl-6-nitrobenzoate

HRID 1279488Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1279488 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=[C:7]([N+:11]([O-:13])=[O:12])[C:3]=1[C:4]([OH:6])=[O:5].[CH3:14][Si](C=[N+]=[N-])(C)C>>[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=[C:7]([N+:11]([O-:13])=[O:12])[C:3]=1[C:4]([O:6][CH3:14])=[O:5]

Participants

3

Procedure

2-Methyl-6-nitrobenzoic acid is reacted with trimethylsilyldiazomethane to yield methyl 2-methyl-6-nitrobenzoate with m.p. 44-45° (Chem. Pharm. Bull., Vol. 29, 1475 (1981)). Methyl 2-methyl-6-nitrobenzoate is hydrogenated in methanol in the presence of palladium, 10% on carbon powder, at room temperature and atmospheric pressure to give methyl 2-methyl-6-aminobenzoate.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-cbe455fcc25b499ea9a603fd5d4257b0
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2002_09
Patent number
US06448277B2

Reaction notes

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