(3-Bromophenyl)acetonitrile → Methyl 2-(3-(cyanomethyl)benzyl)-3-oxobutanoate

HRID 1617241Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1617241 reaction equation
[OH:1][CH:2]([CH3:9])[C:3](=[CH2:8])[C:4]([O:6][CH3:7])=[O:5].Br[C:11]1[CH:12]=[C:13]([CH2:17][C:18]#[N:19])[CH:14]=[CH:15][CH:16]=1.C([O-])(O)=O.[Na+]>[Br-].C([N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC)CCC.C1COCC1>[C:18]([CH2:17][C:13]1[CH:12]=[C:11]([CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=1)[CH2:8][CH:3]([C:2](=[O:1])[CH3:9])[C:4]([O:6][CH3:7])=[O:5])#[N:19]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 36023(3-Bromophenyl)acetonitrileHCID 516892Sodium BicarbonateHCID 5080248Methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylen-butanoat

Product 1

HCID 68414943Methyl 2-(3-(cyanomethyl)benzyl)-3-oxobutanoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 74236Tetrabutylammonium BromideCatalystHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

A stirred mixture of methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylenebutanoate (11.37 ml), 2-(3-bromophenyl)acetonitrile (22 g) PdOAc2 (3.15 g), tetrabutylammonium bromide (30.1 g) and NaHCO3 (19.64 g) in THF (40 ml) was heated at reflux for 24 h. The mixture was partitioned between ether and water, the organics separated, washed with water, dried and evaporated under reduced pressure to give the subtitle compound, 22 g.

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureat reflux for 24 h
  3. customThe mixture was partitioned between ether and water
  4. washthe organics separated, washed with water
  5. customdried
  6. customevaporated under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ab4b018e123840dfbb8c355585409967
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_07
Patent number
US08765939B2

Reaction notes

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