Azobisisobutyronitrile → 5-(Bromomethyl)benzo[d]oxazole

HRID 1582294Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1582294 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]2[O:9][CH:8]=[N:7][C:6]=2[CH:10]=1.[Br:11]N1C(=O)CCC1=O.N(C(C)(C)C#N)=NC(C)(C)C#N>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl>[Br:11][CH2:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]2[O:9][CH:8]=[N:7][C:6]=2[CH:10]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 6547AzobisisobutyronitrileHCID 67184N-bromobutanimideHCID 27249705-Methylbenzoxazole

Product 1

HCID 219849815-(Bromomethyl)benzo[d]oxazoleYield 39.6%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 5943Carbon TetrachlorideSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of 5-methylbenzoxazole (200 mg, 1.50 mmol), N-bromosuccinimide (321 mg, 1.80 mmol), and 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (37 mg, 0.23 mmol) in CCl4 (3 mL) was heated at reflux for 22 h. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification of the crude material on silica gel (5% EtOAc/hexanes) gave the title compound as a colourless crystals (126 mg, 39%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ4.64 (s, 2H), 7.46 (dd, 1H, J=8.6, 1.7 Hz), 7.57 (d, 1H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.83 (d, 1H, J=1.2 Hz), 8.12 (s, 1H).

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureat reflux for 22 h
  3. filtrationThe mixture was filtered
  4. concentrationthe filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure
  5. customPurification of the crude material on silica gel (5% EtOAc/hexanes)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-e2b3201e5d5b400d97c6fa5759726451
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2004_05
Patent number
US06734191B2

Reaction notes

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