Boron trifluoride etherate → 2-(1-Isopropyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)ethanol

Combine 2,3-dihydrofuran (25 mL, 0.33 mol) and triethylorthoformate (93.3 mL, 0.56 mol) and then slowly add boron trifluoride diethyl etherate (2.0 mL, 0.017 mol) while stirring rapidly. Allow the reaction to continue for 18 hr. Distill the reaction at 60° C. under 8 mm Hg vacuum to remove excess 2,3-dihydrofuran and triethylorthoformate. Heat a portion of the remaining residue (10 g, 45 mmol) at reflux in 1 N HCl with isopropyl hydrazine (3.4 g, 45 mmol). After 2 hr, the temperature is reduced to 80° C. and the reaction is stirred for 18 hr. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture is basified with 1 N NaOH to a pH>12 and diluted with CH2Cl2. Separate and extract the aqueous layer with CH2Cl2 (two times), combine organic layers, dry over MgSO4, and concentrate. Chromatography on silica gel, eluting with a gradient of 0–10% (2M NH3 in methanol) in CH2Cl2 provides the title intermediate as a brown solid (3.6 g, 52%). Mass spectrum (ion spray): m/z=155.2 (M+1); 1H NMR (DMSO, ppm) 7.52 (s, 1H), 7.24 (s,1H), 4.59 (t, J=5.5, 10.6 Hz, 1H), 4.39 (m, 1H), 3.51 (m, 2H), 2.51 (m, 2H), 1.38 (s, 3H), 1.35 (s, 3H)

1. customthe reaction
2. distillationDistill
3. customthe reaction at 60° C. under 8 mm Hg vacuum
4. customto remove excess 2,3-dihydrofuran and triethylorthoformate
5. waitAfter 2 hr
6. customis reduced to 80° C.
7. customSeparate
8. extractionextract the aqueous layer with CH2Cl2 (two times)
9. dry with materialdry over MgSO4
10. concentrationconcentrate
11. washChromatography on silica gel, eluting with a gradient of 0–10% (2M NH3 in methanol) in CH2Cl2

ORD record

ord-24d6ead66feb4bfdadb98117a6f02fd6

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2007_11

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07291632B2