Diethyl Ether → 2-(5-Bromo-3-pyridyl)propan-2-ol

HRID 1839146Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1839146 reaction equation
[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[N:4][CH:5]=[C:6]([CH:12]=1)C(OCC)=O.[CH3:13][Mg]Br.C([O:18][CH2:19][CH3:20])C>>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[N:4][CH:5]=[C:6]([C:19]([OH:18])([CH3:20])[CH3:13])[CH:12]=1

Participants

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Procedure

To a solution of ethyl 5-bromonicotinate (1.02 g, 4.4 mmol) in diethyl ether (15 ml) at −30° C. was added a 3M solution of methyl magnesium bromide (4 ml, 12 mmol) in ether. The resulting slurry was then refluxed for 2 hours then cooled and quenched with an excess of 0.5M aqueous monobasic sodium phosphate and partitioned between ether and water. The product from the organic phase was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with a 2:1:2 mixture of ether, pentane and ammonia-saturated methylene chloride to afford the 3-Bromo-5-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)pyridine compound as a yellow oil.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe resulting slurry was then refluxed for 2 hours
  2. temperaturethen cooled
  3. customquenched with an excess of 0.5M aqueous monobasic sodium phosphate
  4. custompartitioned between ether and water
  5. customThe product from the organic phase was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with a 2:1:2 mixture of ether, pentane and ammonia-saturated methylene chloride

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-64e965d6ab9e49afa13f3800d90b1e7d
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2004_01
Patent number
US06677351B2

Reaction notes

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