Pyridine → Methyl 3-cyclobutyl-3-oxopropanoate

22 g of meldrum's acid (2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione) (152.7 mmol) and 36.9 ml of pyridine (457.2 mmol) were dissolved in 200 ml of dichloromethane. 18.1 g of cyclobutylcarbonic acid chloride were added at 0 to 10° C. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature, washed with 1 N HCl and extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and then concentrated to dryness. The oily residue was dissolved in 300 ml of methanol and heated under reflux for 2 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness and the residue purified via silica gel chromatography with ethyl acetate as eluent. Yield: 21.2 g

1. washwashed with 1 N HCl
2. extractionextracted with dichloromethane
3. washThe organic layer was washed with water
4. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
5. filtrationfiltered
6. concentrationconcentrated to dryness
7. dissolutionThe oily residue was dissolved in 300 ml of methanol
8. temperatureheated
9. temperatureunder reflux for 2 h
10. concentrationThe reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness
11. customthe residue purified via silica gel chromatography with ethyl acetate as eluent

ORD record

ord-471e59c30abb438d98545755aac09cd2

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2012_06

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08202868B2