Boron tribromide → 5-[4-(2-Hydroxy-phenyl)-5-methyl-oxazol-2-yl]-pentanoic acid methyl ester

HRID 1443744Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1443744 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3](=[O:22])[CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][C:8]1[O:9][C:10]([CH3:21])=[C:11]([C:13]2[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][C:14]=2[O:19]C)[N:12]=1.B(Br)(Br)Br>C(Cl)Cl>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3](=[O:22])[CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][C:8]1[O:9][C:10]([CH3:21])=[C:11]([C:13]2[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][C:14]=2[OH:19])[N:12]=1

Participants

4

Procedure

Dissolve 5-[4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-5-methyl-oxazol-2-yl]-pentanoic acid methyl ester (3.5 g, 11.5 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (50 mL) under nitrogen at RT. Add boron tribromide (1M in CH2Cl2, 29 mL) and stir at RT until the reaction is complete. Quench the mixture into ice/water and extract with CH2Cl2. Dry the combined extracts over Na2SO4 and concentrate. Chromatograph the resulting residue over silica gel (MeOH/CH2Cl2) to allow for isolation of 5-[4-(2-hydroxy-phenyl)-5-methyl-oxazol-2-yl]-pentanoic acid methyl ester (2.61 g, 78%). MS (ES): (M+1)+ 290.2 m/z.

Workup

  1. customQuench the mixture into ice/water
  2. extractionextract with CH2Cl2
  3. dry with materialDry the combined extracts over Na2SO4
  4. concentrationconcentrate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-81a8ec246f8543febac4ed3f38d0126c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_02
Patent number
US07662771B2

Reaction notes

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