Diethyl Ether → 4-(p-Chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-pentenal

HRID 1977708Notes

Reaction equation

[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([C:8]([CH3:15])([CH3:14])[C:9](F)=[CH:10][C:11]#N)=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[H-].C([Al+]CC(C)C)C(C)C.C([O:28]CC)C>CCCCCC.O.Cl>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([C:8]([CH3:15])([CH3:14])[CH:9]=[CH:10][CH:11]=[O:28])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

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Conditions

Temperature: -40 °C

Procedure

A solution of 4-(p-chlorophenyl)-3-fluoro-4-methyl-2-pentenenitrile, (Z)- (15.6 g, 69.7 mmol) in diethyl ether is treated dropwise with diisobutylaluminum hydride (83.6 mmol, 83.6 mL of a 1 M solution in hexane) over 90 minutes at −45° C. under nitrogen, stirred at −40° C. for 35 minutes, and diluted sequentially with water and 2 N hydrochloric acid at −10° C. The resultant aqueous mixture is stirred at room temperature for one hour and extracted with diethyl ether. The organic extracts are combined, washed sequentially with water, 2 N hydrochloric acid and water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo to give the title product as a brown oil (15.34 g, 97% yield).

Workup

stirringThe resultant aqueous mixture is stirred at room temperature for one hour
extractionextracted with diethyl ether
washwashed sequentially with water, 2 N hydrochloric acid and water
dry with materialdried over anhydrous sodium sulfate
concentrationconcentrated in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-d1d690cf15a54aa98fa6cc357245cfca
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2001_05
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US06235754B1

Reaction notes

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