Dimethyl Sulfoxide → 2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)-2-methyloxirane

HRID 1400351Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1400351 reaction equation
CS(C)=O.[H-].[Na+].[I-].[CH3:8][S+](C)C.[F:12][C:13]1[CH:14]=[C:15]([C:20](=[O:22])[CH3:21])[CH:16]=[CH:17][C:18]=1[F:19]>C1COCC1>[F:12][C:13]1[CH:14]=[C:15]([C:20]2([CH3:8])[CH2:21][O:22]2)[CH:16]=[CH:17][C:18]=1[F:19]

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 679Dimethyl SulfoxideHCID 24758Sodium hydrideHCID 75127Trimethylsulfonium iodideHCID 1230521-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)ethan-1-one

Product 1

HCID 229935082-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)-2-methyloxirane

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent2×

Conditions

Temperature
65 °C

Procedure

DMSO is added to NaH (1-1.8 equiv.) and heated to 65° C. for 1 h. THF is added at the same temperature and heated for another 10 min. After 10 min., the reaction mixture is cooled to 0° C. Trimethylsulfonium iodide (1-1.2 equiv.) is added and the contents are stirred for 10 min. after which the solution of 1-(3,4-difluorophenyl)ethanone (1 equiv.) in THF is added dropwise. After complete addition, the reaction mixture is stirred at RT for 2 h; the reaction is monitored by LCMS. The reaction mixture is poured in ice water, extracted in diethyl ether dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated at 25° C. to get the crude product.

Workup

  1. temperatureheated for another 10 min
  2. temperaturethe reaction mixture is cooled to 0° C
  3. additionis added dropwise
  4. additionAfter complete addition
  5. extractionextracted in diethyl ether
  6. dry with materialdried over sodium sulfate
  7. concentrationconcentrated at 25° C.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a95f394a4b8d4b2a99a923d9f2253ede
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_12
Patent number
US08906925B2

Reaction notes

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