Ethyl cyanoformate → 5-Methyl-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[N:6]([CH2:7][O:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][Si:11]([CH3:14])([CH3:13])[CH3:12])[CH:5]=[N:4][CH:3]=1.[Li]CCCC.C([C:22]([O:24][CH2:25][CH3:26])=[O:23])#N>C1COCC1.CCOC(C)=O>[CH2:25]([O:24][C:22]([C:5]1[N:6]([CH2:7][O:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][Si:11]([CH3:13])([CH3:12])[CH3:14])[C:2]([CH3:1])=[CH:3][N:4]=1)=[O:23])[CH3:26]Participants
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Reactant 3
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2
Conditions
- Temperature
- -78 °C
Procedure
To a solution of 5-methyl-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazole (0.320 g, 1.50 mmol) in 5 mL of THF at −78° C. was added n-BuLi (0.80 mL, 1.60 mmol, 2 M in cyclohexane) and the mixture was allowed to attain RT and stirred for 30 min. The mixture was cooled to −78° C. and ethyl cyanoformate (0.160 g, 1.65 mmol) was added and the mixture allowed to stir for 10 h at RT. The reaction was diluted with 15 mL of EtOAc and washed with NaHCO3 (2×15 mL) and brine (15 mL). The title compound was eluted from a 20-g SPE with 50% EtOAc/hexanes to give 0.160 g (38%) of a light brown oil: Mass spectrum (ESI, m/z): Calcd. for C13H24N2O3Si, 285.2 (M+H). found 284.9.
Workup
- customto attain RT
- stirringto stir for 10 h at RT
- washwashed with NaHCO3 (2×15 mL) and brine (15 mL)
- washThe title compound was eluted from a 20-g SPE with 50% EtOAc/hexanes
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-a95d85d3b26f406b8c1556acf6750e07
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2015_12
- Patent number
- US09221797B2
Reaction notes
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