Boron trifluoride etherate → Ethyl 4-amino-3-fluorobenzoate

HRID 1389075Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1389075 reaction equation
[NH2:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:5]([C:6]([OH:8])=[O:7])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[F:11].B(F)(F)F.[CH3:16][CH2:17]OCC>C(O)C>[NH2:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:5]([C:6]([O:8][CH2:16][CH3:17])=[O:7])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[F:11]

Participants

4

Procedure

A solution of 15.0 g of 4-amino-3-fluorobenzoic acid 150 ml of anhydrous ethyl alcohol and 5 ml of boron trifluoride etherate is heated to reflux for 20 hours. Most of the solvent is then removed and 200 ml of water added and the mixture extracted with chloroform. The chloroform extract is washed with an aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent evaporated to yield an off-white solid which upon recrystallization from ethanolhexane yields ethyl 4-amino-3-fluorobenzoate as a white solid.

Workup

  1. temperatureto reflux for 20 hours
  2. customMost of the solvent is then removed
  3. addition200 ml of water added
  4. extractionthe mixture extracted with chloroform
  5. extractionThe chloroform extract
  6. washis washed with an aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate
  7. dry with materialdried over sodium sulfate
  8. customthe solvent evaporated
  9. customto yield an off-white solid which
  10. customupon recrystallization from ethanolhexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3026a53587824c6abb3f0e8eeda263f1
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1981_01
Patent number
US04243609

Reaction notes

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