Benzoyl Peroxide → Methyl 2-bromo-2-(3-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)acetate

HRID 1877920Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1877920 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3](=[O:14])[CH2:4][C:5]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([O:11][CH3:12])=[C:7]([F:13])[CH:6]=1.C1C(=O)N([Br:22])C(=O)C1.C(OOC(=O)C1C=CC=CC=1)(=O)C1C=CC=CC=1>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3](=[O:14])[CH:4]([Br:22])[C:5]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([O:11][CH3:12])=[C:7]([F:13])[CH:6]=1

Participants

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Reactant 3

HCID 7187Benzoyl PeroxideHCID 67184N-bromobutanimideHCID 14897830Methyl 2-(3-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)acetate

Product 1

HCID 58827055Methyl 2-bromo-2-(3-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)acetate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 5943Carbon TetrachlorideSolvent

Procedure

The (3-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid methyl ester (5.16 g, 26.0 mmol) is dissolved in carbon tetrachloride (300 mL) along with NBS (5.56 g, 31.3 mmol) and benzoyl peroxide (0.63 g, 2.60 mmol) and refluxed for 2 h. The solution is then allowed to cool to room temperature and is filtered. The filtrate is evaporated and the residue purified via flash column chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes 5:95→EtOAc/hexanes 2:8) to give bromo-(3-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid methyl ester as a yellow oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.37 (d, J=12 Hz, 1H), 7.26-7.23 (m, 1H), 6.93 (t, J=8 Hz, 1H), 5.31 (s, 1H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 3.81 s, 3H).

Workup

  1. temperaturerefluxed for 2 h
  2. filtrationis filtered
  3. customThe filtrate is evaporated
  4. customthe residue purified via flash column chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes 5:95→EtOAc/hexanes 2:8)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-c2b2e0c698024afc9c4e62968af8dd65
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2012_11
Patent number
US08314097B2

Reaction notes

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