Methyl iodide → N-((1R)-1-(Methoxymethyl)-3-methylbutyl)-3,4-dimethylbenzamide

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Reaction equation

[OH:1][CH2:2][C@H:3]([NH:8][C:9](=[O:18])[C:10]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([CH3:16])=[C:12]([CH3:17])[CH:11]=1)[CH2:4][CH:5]([CH3:7])[CH3:6].[OH-].[Na+].I[CH3:22]>CN(C=O)C>[CH3:22][O:1][CH2:2][C@H:3]([NH:8][C:9](=[O:18])[C:10]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([CH3:16])=[C:12]([CH3:17])[CH:11]=1)[CH2:4][CH:5]([CH3:7])[CH3:6]

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 0 °C

Procedure

To a solution of (R)—N-(1-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-yl)-3,4-dimethylbenzamide (1.59 g, 6.39 mmol) (example 71a) in dry DMF (20 mL) was added powdered NaOH (281 mg, 7 mmol) an the solution was stirred at 0° C. for 2 hrs. Iodomethane (1 eq, 6.39 mmol) was added in DMF (10 ml) drop-wise over period of 1 hr. The temperature was kept at 0° C. and the mixture was stirred for 1 hr. The reaction was quenched by adding 300 ml of water. The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica-gel (toluene-ethyl acetate; 5-20% gradient) to give 1.23 g (R)—N-(1-methoxy-4-methylpentan-2-yl)-3,4-dimethylbenzamide (73%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 0.94-0.97 (t, 6H), 1.41-1.47 (M, 1H), 1.54-1.60 (m, 1H), 1.64-1.68 (m, 1H), 2.29 (d, 6H), 3.36 (s, 3H), 3.45-3.50 (m, 2H), 4.34-4.39 (m, 1H), 6.23-6.25 (d, 1H), 7.16-7.17 (d, 1H), 7.47-7.49 (dd, 1H), 7.56 (s, 1H). MS (M+H, 264.3)

Workup

customwas kept at 0° C.
stirringthe mixture was stirred for 1 hr
customThe reaction was quenched
additionby adding 300 ml of water
extractionThe aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane
dry with materialdried over MgSO4
customevaporated
customThe residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica-gel (toluene-ethyl acetate; 5-20% gradient)

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-5eb8311068924c378e6a416f247208bc
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2012_02
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US08124121B2

Reaction notes

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