1-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-imidazole → 3-methoxy-4-(4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)aniline

HRID 1803115Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1803115 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[C:7]([N+:9]([O-])=O)[CH:6]=[CH:5][C:4]=1[N:12]1[CH:16]=[C:15]([CH3:17])[N:14]=[CH:13]1>[Pd].CO>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[C:7]([CH:6]=[CH:5][C:4]=1[N:12]1[CH:16]=[C:15]([CH3:17])[N:14]=[CH:13]1)[NH2:9]

Participants

4

Reactant 1

HCID 454801801-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-imidazole

Product 1

HCID 454801813-methoxy-4-(4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)anilineYield 100.6%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 23938PalladiumCatalystHCID 887MethanolSolvent

Procedure

Step D (2): 10% Palladium on carbon (250 mg) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen to a chilled (ice-water bath) solution of 1-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-imidazole (2.56 g, 11.0 mmol) dissolved in methanol (150 mL). The flask was repeated evacuated and flushed with hydrogen gas (double balloon). The resulting mixture was allowed to warm to rt and left to stir for 18 h under the hydrogen atmosphere. Purged with nitrogen gas. Filtered the crude reaction mixture through a short diatomaceous earth (Celite®) plug. Rinsed reaction vessel and plug with methanol. Concentrated filtrate in vacuo. Dried residue on high vacuum overnight to afford 3-methoxy-4-(4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)aniline (2.25 g, 100% yield) as a blackish/grey waxy solid. LC-MS (M+H)+ 204.1. 1H NMR (500 MHz, chloroform-d) δ ppm 7.69 (s, 1 H) 7.01 (d, J=8.55 Hz, 1 H) 6.82 (s, 1 H) 6.33 (d, J=2.14 Hz, 1 H) 6.30 (d, J=8.55 Hz, 1 H) 3.78 (s, 3 H) 2.33 (s, 3 H).

Workup

  1. customThe flask was repeated evacuated
  2. customflushed with hydrogen gas (double balloon)
  3. waitleft
  4. customPurged with nitrogen gas
  5. filtrationFiltered the crude
  6. customreaction mixture through a short diatomaceous earth (Celite®) plug
  7. washRinsed
  8. customreaction vessel and plug with methanol

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-7e4fe88a01084026a12ae5cf72e581b2
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_01
Patent number
US08349880B2

Reaction notes

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