Sodium borohydride → (3R,4R)-4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-phthalimidoazetidin-2-one

HRID 1719301Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1719301 reaction equation
[O:1]=[CH:2][CH2:3][C@H:4]1[NH:7][C:6](=[O:8])[C@@H:5]1[N:9]1[C:13](=[O:14])[C:12]2=[CH:15][CH:16]=[CH:17][CH:18]=[C:11]2[C:10]1=[O:19].[BH4-].[Na+]>CO.ClCCl>[OH:1][CH2:2][CH2:3][C@H:4]1[NH:7][C:6](=[O:8])[C@@H:5]1[N:9]1[C:10](=[O:19])[C:11]2=[CH:18][CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[C:12]2[C:13]1=[O:14]

Participants

5

Procedure

To a solution of (3R,4R)-4-(2-oxoethyl)-3-phthalimidoazetidin-2-one (52 mg) in a mixture of methanol (3ml) and dichloromethane (1 ml) was added a solution of sodium borohydride (8 mg) in methanol (2 ml) at 0° C. during one hour. The reaction was quenched by addition of acetic acid (two drops). After evaporation in vacuo, the residue was chromatographed on silica gel (1.6 g; eluting with 3 to 5% methanol in dichloromethane) to give 32 mg of crude crystals. Crystallization from a mixture of methanol and ether afforded 27 mg(51.5%) of (3R,4R)-4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-phthalimidoazetidin-2-one. IR (Nujol): 3350(br), 3250, 1750, and 1705 cm-1 ; NMR (DMSO-d6) δ: 1.79 (q, J=6 Hz, 2H), 3.46 (m, 2H), 3.97 (dt, J=2.5 and 6 Hz, 1H), 4.47 (brs, 1H), 4.89 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.86 (s, 4H), and 8.42 (brs, 1H).

Workup

  1. customThe reaction was quenched by addition of acetic acid (two drops)
  2. customAfter evaporation in vacuo
  3. customthe residue was chromatographed on silica gel (1.6 g; eluting with 3 to 5% methanol in dichloromethane)
  4. customto give 32 mg of crude crystals
  5. customCrystallization
  6. additionfrom a mixture of methanol and ether

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-e09d5ec578b54016b7ea84daf26efee6
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1985_09
Patent number
US04539152

Reaction notes

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