O-Cresol → 1-(3-bromopropoxy)-2-methylbenzene

HRID 1724965Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1724965 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[OH:8].[Br:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:12]Br.C([O-])([O-])=O.[Cs+].[Cs+]>C(#N)C>[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[O:8][CH2:12][CH2:11][CH2:10][Br:9]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 335O-CresolHCID 80011,3-DibromopropaneHCID 10796Cesium carbonate

Product 1

HCID 16225741-(3-bromopropoxy)-2-methylbenzeneYield 44.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6342AcetonitrileSolvent

Procedure

To a solution of 2-methylphenol (0.0954 g, 0.924 mmol) in acetonitrile (4 mL) was added 1,3-dibromopropane (1.00 mL, 9.85 mmol) followed by Cs2CO3 (0.469 g, 1.44 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 24 h and then concentrated under vacuum. The resulting residue was treated with H2O (4 mL) and extracted with DCM (8 mL). The organic layer was dried through a phase separator and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was taken up in DMSO and purified by preparatory HPLC (without TFA) to give the title compound (0.0934 g, 44.1%). EI-MS Rt (2.45 min).

Workup

  1. concentrationconcentrated under vacuum
  2. additionThe resulting residue was treated with H2O (4 mL)
  3. extractionextracted with DCM (8 mL)
  4. customThe organic layer was dried through a phase separator
  5. concentrationconcentrated under vacuum
  6. custompurified by preparatory HPLC (without TFA)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b6bcb2f8a3ec4953adb44f73c6821cb4
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2009_02
Patent number
US07488827B2

Reaction notes

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