N-bromobutanimide → Ethyl 2-[4-(bromomethyl)phenyl]-4,4,4-trifluoro-3-methylbutanoate

HRID 1476074Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1476074 reaction equation
[F:1][C:2]([F:19])([F:18])[CH:3]([CH3:17])[CH:4]([C:10]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([CH3:16])=[CH:12][CH:11]=1)[C:5]([O:7][CH2:8][CH3:9])=[O:6].[Br:20]N1C(=O)CCC1=O>ClC(Cl)Cl>[Br:20][CH2:16][C:13]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]([CH:4]([CH:3]([CH3:17])[C:2]([F:18])([F:19])[F:1])[C:5]([O:7][CH2:8][CH3:9])=[O:6])=[CH:15][CH:14]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 67184N-bromobutanimideHCID 58136599Ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoro-3-methyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)butanoate

Product 1

HCID 58136537Ethyl 2-[4-(bromomethyl)phenyl]-4,4,4-trifluoro-3-methylbutanoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6212ChloroformSolvent

Procedure

2.25 g (8.2 mmol) of ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoro-3-methyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)butanoate, 1.53 g (8.6 mmol) of N-bromosuccinimide and 67 mg (0.41 mmol) of 2,2′-azobis-2-methylpropanenitrile in 36 ml of trichloromethane were stirred under reflux overnight. After the reaction had gone to completion, the succinimide was filtered off, the filter residue was washed with dichloromethane and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified chromatographically on silica gel (mobile phase cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 40:1). This gave 2.667 g (7.5 mmol, 92% of theory) of a yellowish oil.

Workup

  1. temperatureunder reflux overnight
  2. filtrationthe succinimide was filtered off
  3. washthe filter residue was washed with dichloromethane
  4. concentrationthe filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure
  5. customThe crude product was purified chromatographically on silica gel (mobile phase cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 40:1)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-95a38640228e4c74beaf4db7eb7b4e56
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2015_04
Patent number
US09018414B2

Reaction notes

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