Benzyl Bromide → methyl 3-(benzyloxy)-2-thiophenecarboxylate

HRID 1767315Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1767315 reaction equation
[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:6]=[CH:5][S:4][C:3]=1[C:7]([O:9][CH3:10])=[O:8].[CH2:11](Br)[C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1.C([O-])([O-])=O.[K+].[K+]>CC(C)=O>[CH2:11]([O:1][C:2]1[CH:6]=[CH:5][S:4][C:3]=1[C:7]([O:9][CH3:10])=[O:8])[C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 7498Benzyl BromideHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 5811273-Hydroxy-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester

Product 1

HCID 2764114methyl 3-(benzyloxy)-2-thiophenecarboxylateYield 100.8%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 180AcetoneSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of methyl 3-hydroxy-2-thiophenecarboxylate (5.00 g, 31.61 mmol), benzyl bromide (3.76 mL, 31.61 mmol), and K2CO3 (4.81 g, 34.77 g) in acetone (50 mL) was stirred at reflux for 1.5 hrs. After cooled to room temperature, the mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexane:ethyl acetate=15/1 to 9/1) to give methyl 3-(benzyloxy)-2-thiophenecarboxylate as a pale yellow oil (7.91 g, yield: quant.).

Workup

  1. temperatureat reflux for 1.5 hrs
  2. filtrationthe mixture was filtered
  3. concentrationthe filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure
  4. customThe residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexane:ethyl acetate=15/1 to 9/1)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0ebbba650ecd4a05973aa171e7b3b36f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2007_06
Patent number
US07232909B2

Reaction notes

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