Boron trifluoride etherate → Ethyl 4-amino-3-fluorobenzoate
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
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
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
- temperatureto reflux for 20 hours
- customMost of the solvent is then removed
- addition200 ml of water added
- extractionthe mixture extracted with chloroform
- extractionThe chloroform extract
- washis washed with an aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate
- dry with materialdried over sodium sulfate
- customthe solvent evaporated
- customto yield an off-white solid which
- 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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