Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-5-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate → 6-Chloro-4-nitroisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one

HRID 1467708Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1467708 reaction equation
BrC[C:3]1[C:12]([N+:13]([O-:15])=[O:14])=[CH:11][C:10]([Cl:16])=[CH:9][C:4]=1[C:5]([O:7][CH3:8])=[O:6]>O1CCOCC1.O>[Cl:16][C:10]1[CH:9]=[C:4]2[C:3]([CH2:8][O:7][C:5]2=[O:6])=[C:12]([N+:13]([O-:15])=[O:14])[CH:11]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 1

HCID 67258857Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-5-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate

Product 1

HCID 672581206-Chloro-4-nitroisobenzofuran-1(3H)-oneYield 82.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 312751,4-DioxaneSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-5-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate (7 g, 22.8 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (50 mL) and water (50 mL) was heated to reflux for 4 days. Dioxane was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was extracted with EtOAc (300 mL×4). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated to give crude product, which was purified by silica gel chromatography (petroleum ether to petroleum ether/EtOAc=5:1) to give the title compound (4 g, yield 82%) as a white solid.

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureto reflux for 4 days
  3. customDioxane was removed under reduced pressure
  4. extractionThe residue was extracted with EtOAc (300 mL×4)
  5. washThe combined organic layers were washed with brine
  6. dry with materialdried over Na2SO4
  7. concentrationconcentrated
  8. customto give crude product, which
  9. customwas purified by silica gel chromatography (petroleum ether to petroleum ether/EtOAc=5:1)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-564b9f99dac14f18b4ae225e8596bbdf
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2015_04
Patent number
US08999987B2

Reaction notes

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