Benzyl Bromide → methyl 3-(benzyloxy)-2-thiophenecarboxylate

HRID 1611130Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1611130 reaction equation
[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:6]=[CH:5][S:4][C:3]=1[C:7]([O:9][CH3:10])=[O:8].[CH2:11](Br)[C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1.C([O-])([O-])=O.[K+].[K+]>CC(C)=O>[CH2:11]([O:1][C:2]1[CH:6]=[CH:5][S:4][C:3]=1[C:7]([O:9][CH3:10])=[O:8])[C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 7498Benzyl BromideHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 5811273-Hydroxy-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester

Product 1

HCID 2764114methyl 3-(benzyloxy)-2-thiophenecarboxylateYield 100.8%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 180AcetoneSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of methyl 3-hydroxy-2-thiophenecarboxylate (5.00 g, 31.61 mmol), benzyl bromide (3.76 mL, 31.61 mmol), and K2CO3 (4.81 g, 34.77 g) in acetone (50 mL) was stirred at reflux for 1.5 hrs. After cooled to room temperature, the mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexane:ethyl acetate=15/1 to 9/1) to give methyl 3-(benzyloxy)-2-thiophenecarboxylate as a pale yellow oil (7.91 g, yield: quant.).

Workup

  1. temperatureat reflux for 1.5 hrs
  2. filtrationthe mixture was filtered
  3. concentrationthe filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure
  4. customThe residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexane:ethyl acetate=15/1 to 9/1)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3e3816af37224e3d855890a70f0b2f71
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2006_01
Patent number
US06984649B1

Reaction notes

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