Ammonium Hydroxide → 4-chloro-1-isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline

HRID 1789437Notes

Reaction equation

P(Cl)(Cl)([Cl:3])=O.[CH2:6]([N:10]1[C:22]2[C:21]3[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[CH:17][C:16]=3[N+:15]([O-])=[CH:14][C:13]=2[N:12]=[CH:11]1)[CH:7]([CH3:9])[CH3:8].[OH-].[NH4+]>CN(C)C=O>[Cl:3][C:14]1[C:13]2[N:12]=[CH:11][N:10]([CH2:6][CH:7]([CH3:9])[CH3:8])[C:22]=2[C:21]2[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[CH:17][C:16]=2[N:15]=1

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 15 °C

Procedure

To 40 ml of cold N,N-dimethylformamide (10°-20° C.) was added slowly 5.9 g (0.0385 mole) of phosphorus oxychloride with swirling, the temperature of the mixture being maintained at 10-20° C. 1-Isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-5-oxide (6.2 g; 0.0257 mole) from Step (C) above was added gradually with swirling and cooling. After addition was complete, the solution was allowed to stand at room temperature for about 30 minutes with occasional swirling. The solution was then heated on a steam bath for thirty minutes. After allowing it to cool, the solution was poured onto ice with stirring, and the resulting mixture was brought to pH 8-9 with concentrated ammonium hydroxide. The resulting off-white solid was filtered, washed with water, rinsed with ether, and dried to provide 6.0 g of crude 4-chloro-1-isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline having a m.p. of 135°-138° C.

Workup

temperaturecooling
additionAfter addition
temperatureThe solution was then heated on a steam bath for thirty minutes
temperatureto cool
additionthe solution was poured onto ice
filtrationThe resulting off-white solid was filtered
washwashed with water
washrinsed with ether
customdried

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-77406bcb46cf4afa95cd7512a1662d08
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1987_08
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04689338

Reaction notes

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