Benzyl Bromide → Benzyl 4-bromo-3-methoxybenzoate

HRID 1405403Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1405403 reaction equation
[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:5]([C:6]([OH:8])=[O:7])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[O:11][CH3:12].C([O-])([O-])=O.[K+].[K+].Br[CH2:20][C:21]1[CH:26]=[CH:25][CH:24]=[CH:23][CH:22]=1>CN(C=O)C>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:5]([C:6]([O:8][CH2:20][C:21]2[CH:26]=[CH:25][CH:24]=[CH:23][CH:22]=2)=[O:7])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[O:11][CH3:12]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 7498Benzyl BromideHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 162158674-Bromo-3-methoxybenzoic acid

Product 1

HCID 58551480Benzyl 4-bromo-3-methoxybenzoateYield 91%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6228DimethylformamideSolvent

Procedure

4-Bromo-3-methoxy-benzoic acid (1.50 g, 6.49 mmol), K2CO3 (2.69 g, 19.5 mmol), and DMF (10 mL) were combined and the mixture was allowed to stir for 10 minutes. Bromomethylbenzene (849 gL, 7.14 mmol) was added dropwise and the mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 1 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with brine and was extracted with EtOAc (3×). The organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate, filter and concentrated. The residue was purified using silica gel chromatography (5%-70% EtOAc in hexanes) to provide benzyl 4-bromo-3-methoxybenzoate (91%). ESI-MS m/z calc 320.0, found 321.0/323.0 (M+I)+. Retention time: 3.24 minutes (4 min run).

Workup

  1. stirringto stir at room temperature for 1 h
  2. customThe reaction mixture was quenched with brine
  3. extractionwas extracted with EtOAc (3×)
  4. dry with materialThe organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate
  5. filtrationfilter
  6. concentrationconcentrated
  7. customThe residue was purified

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d613949bcf644ac7a92c4f1992213515
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_12
Patent number
US08916565B2

Reaction notes

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