Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-5-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate → 6-Chloro-4-nitroisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one

HRID 1968088Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1968088 reaction equation
BrC[C:3]1[C:12]([N+:13]([O-:15])=[O:14])=[CH:11][C:10]([Cl:16])=[CH:9][C:4]=1[C:5]([O:7][CH3:8])=[O:6]>O1CCOCC1.O>[Cl:16][C:10]1[CH:9]=[C:4]2[C:3]([CH2:8][O:7][C:5]2=[O:6])=[C:12]([N+:13]([O-:15])=[O:14])[CH:11]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 1

HCID 67258857Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-5-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate

Product 1

HCID 672581206-Chloro-4-nitroisobenzofuran-1(3H)-oneYield 82.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 312751,4-DioxaneSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-5-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate (7 g, 22.8 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (50 mL) and water (50 mL) was heated to reflux for 4 days. Dioxane was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was extracted with EtOAc (300 mL×4). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated to give crude product, which was purified by silica gel chromatography (petroleum ether to petroleum ether/EtOAc=5:1) to give the title compound (4 g, yield 82%) as a white solid.

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureto reflux for 4 days
  3. customDioxane was removed under reduced pressure
  4. extractionThe residue was extracted with EtOAc (300 mL×4)
  5. washThe combined organic layers were washed with brine
  6. dry with materialdried over Na2SO4
  7. concentrationconcentrated
  8. customto give crude product, which
  9. customwas purified by silica gel chromatography (petroleum ether to petroleum ether/EtOAc=5:1)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-fa25e89bcd71409fbc5e13082cc29d5c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_04
Patent number
US08420650B2

Reaction notes

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