Methyl iodide → 5Methyl-2-trimethylsilyl-4-furaldehyde

HRID 1681523Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1681523 reaction equation
[CH3:1][Si:2]([CH3:11])([CH3:10])[C:3]1[O:4][CH:5]=[C:6]([CH:8]=[O:9])[CH:7]=1.[CH2:12]([Li])CCC.IC>CCCCCC.O1CCCC1>[CH3:12][C:5]1[O:4][C:3]([Si:2]([CH3:11])([CH3:10])[CH3:1])=[CH:7][C:6]=1[CH:8]=[O:9]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 6328Methyl iodideHCID 156632515-(Trimethylsilyl)furan-3-carbaldehydeHCID 178418339Butyllithium

Product 1

HCID 157445905Methyl-2-trimethylsilyl-4-furaldehyde

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent2×HCID 8058HexaneSolvent

Procedure

D-Butyl lithium (a 1.6 M solution in hexane; 2.04 ml, 3.28 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution of N,N'N'-trimethylethylenediamine (0.46 ml, 3.56 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (7 ml) at -78 degrees under argon. After 15 minutes, a solution of 2-trimethylsilyl-4-furaldehyde (0.5 g, 2.98 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (2 ml) was added, followed by n-butyl lithium (3.72 ml, 5.94 mmol) after 15 minutes. Iodomethane (1.12 ml, 17.9 mmol) was then added and the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature gradually over 1/2 hour. The mixture was quenched with brine and extracted with ethyl ether. Evaporation of the dried (magnesium sulphate) extracts gave an oil, which was purified by flash chromatography using 10% ethyl ether/hexane. Fractions with Rf of about 0.22 on evaporation afforded the title methylfuran as a light yellow oil.

Workup

  1. customThe mixture was quenched with brine
  2. extractionextracted with ethyl ether
  3. customEvaporation of the
  4. dry with materialdried (magnesium sulphate)
  5. customextracts gave an oil, which
  6. customwas purified by flash chromatography
  7. customFractions with Rf of about 0.22 on evaporation

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-77bf390691f94dec80d13b1db3a3388f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1992_12
Patent number
US05171863

Reaction notes

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