Chloromethyl Methyl Ether → 2-(Methoxymethyl)-7-methyl-2H-indazole-5-carbaldehyde

HRID 2099789Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2099789 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:11]=[O:12])[CH:5]=[C:6]2[C:10]=1[NH:9][N:8]=[CH:7]2.CN(C1CCCCC1)C1CCCCC1.[CH3:27][O:28][CH2:29]Cl>O1CCCC1.C(OCC)(=O)C>[CH3:27][O:28][CH2:29][N:8]1[CH:7]=[C:6]2[C:10]([C:2]([CH3:1])=[CH:3][C:4]([CH:11]=[O:12])=[CH:5]2)=[N:9]1

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 7864Chloromethyl Methyl EtherHCID 24210N-Methyl dicyclohexylamineHCID 184521067-Methyl-1H-indazole-5-carbaldehyde

Product 1

HCID 577946242-(Methoxymethyl)-7-methyl-2H-indazole-5-carbaldehydeYield 58%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolventHCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Procedure

To a solution of 7-methylindazole-5-carboxaldehyde (8.80 g, 54.9 mmol) and N-methyl-dicyclohexylamine (23.6 mL, 110 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (200 mL) at 0° C. was added chloromethyl methyl ether (7.50 mL, 1.8 equiv). The reaction was allowed to gradually warm to room temperature overnight. The reaction was concentrated, dissolved in diethyl ether, washed with water, then 1 M hydrochloric acid, then water, then brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated to give an oil. The oil was dissolved in ethyl acetate and treated with hexanes until lasting turbidity. The suspension was heated until a clear solution was obtained and the flask placed in the freezer. The resulting crystalline solid was crushed with a spatula to break it up, reheated to dissolve some of the solids, and placed in the freezer. The solids were filtered, washed with very cold ether (−78° C.), and air-dried to give 5.43 g. The mother liquor was concentrated, redissolved in ca. 20 mL ether, cooled to −78° C., and treated with a seed crystal of the product. After 1 h, the resulting solids were filtered, washed with cold ether (−78° C.), and air-dried to give an additional 1.05 g (total yield=58%). 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ 2.66 (s, 3H), 3.44 (s, 3H), 5.73 (s, 2H), 7.59 (s, 1H), 8.09 (s, 1H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 9.97 (s, 1H). Mass spec.: 205.19 (MH)+.

Workup

  1. concentrationThe reaction was concentrated
  2. dissolutiondissolved in diethyl ether
  3. washwashed with water
  4. dry with material1 M hydrochloric acid, then water, then brine, dried over magnesium sulfate
  5. concentrationconcentrated
  6. customto give an oil
  7. temperatureThe suspension was heated until a clear solution
  8. customwas obtained
  9. customThe resulting crystalline solid was crushed with a spatula
  10. dissolutionto dissolve some of the solids
  11. filtrationThe solids were filtered
  12. washwashed with very cold ether (−78° C.)
  13. customair-dried
  14. customto give 5.43 g
  15. concentrationThe mother liquor was concentrated
  16. dissolutionredissolved in ca. 20 mL ether
  17. temperaturecooled to −78° C.
  18. additiontreated with a seed crystal of the product
  19. filtrationthe resulting solids were filtered
  20. washwashed with cold ether (−78° C.)
  21. customair-dried
  22. customto give an additional 1.05 g (total yield=58%)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-9860cc0366d041e383eacd93bd69199a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2009_08
Patent number
US07569578B2

Reaction notes

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