Sodium Methoxide → 2-Methoxy-3-nitro-5-tert-butyl pyridine

HRID 1795410Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1795410 reaction equation
Cl[C:2]1[C:7]([N+:8]([O-:10])=[O:9])=[CH:6][C:5]([C:11]([CH3:14])([CH3:13])[CH3:12])=[CH:4][N:3]=1.[CH3:15][O-:16].[Na+]>CO>[CH3:15][O:16][C:2]1[C:7]([N+:8]([O-:10])=[O:9])=[CH:6][C:5]([C:11]([CH3:14])([CH3:13])[CH3:12])=[CH:4][N:3]=1

Participants

4

Procedure

To a solution of 2-chloro-3-nitro-5-tert-butyl pyridine (30 mg, 0.14 mmol) in anhydrous MeOH (1.5 mL) under nitrogen was added a solution of sodium methoxide (1.57 g sodium in 40 mL anhydrous MeOH) (85 uL, 0.14 mmol). The reaction was heated in a sealed tube in an oil bath set at 80–90° C. overnight. The volatiles were removed in vacuo, the residue taken up in EtOAc (15 mL), washed with water (10 mL), brine (10 mL), dried (magnesium sulfate), filtered and evaporated to dryness. Flash chromatography of the residue on silica gel (10% EtOAc in hexanes) gave the desired 2-methoxy-3-nitro-5-tert-butyl pyridine as a glassy yellow solid (12 mg, 0.057 mmol, 41%).

Workup

  1. temperatureThe reaction was heated in a sealed tube in an oil bath
  2. customThe volatiles were removed in vacuo
  3. washwashed with water (10 mL), brine (10 mL)
  4. dry with materialdried (magnesium sulfate)
  5. filtrationfiltered
  6. customevaporated to dryness

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-c89ee342856440159c6c25d38358d4b5
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2006_04
Patent number
US07026476B2

Reaction notes

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