Potassium Carbonate → Methyl 5-chloro-2-ethynylbenzoate

HRID 2208859Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2208859 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([C:12]#[C:13][Si](C)(C)C)=[C:6]([CH:11]=1)[C:7]([O:9][CH3:10])=[O:8].C([O-])([O-])=O.[K+].[K+]>CO>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([C:12]#[CH:13])=[C:6]([CH:11]=1)[C:7]([O:9][CH3:10])=[O:8]

Participants

4

Procedure

To a solution of methyl 5-chloro-2-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl]benzoate (10 g, 37.5 mmol) in MeOH (150 ml) was added K2CO3 (10.4 g, 75 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour before being concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in deionized water (50 ml) and EtOAc (50 ml). The phases were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×50 ml). The combined organic extracts were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by FCC (50 g silica, Isolute cartridge, gradient of eluents; 95:5 Heptane:EtOAc to 9:1 Heptane:EtOAc) to give 5.75 g (55%) of the title compound as an orange oil that solidified upon standing. This material contained 30% of ethyl ester and was suitable for use without any further purification. LC-MS 38%, m/z=195.0/196.9, 1H NMR (500 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ ppm 7.93 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (dd, J=8.3, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 3.94 (s, 3H), 3.43 (s, 1H).

Workup

  1. concentrationbefore being concentrated under reduced pressure
  2. dissolutionThe residue was dissolved in deionized water (50 ml)
  3. customThe phases were separated
  4. extractionthe aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×50 ml)
  5. dry with materialThe combined organic extracts were dried over MgSO4
  6. filtrationfiltered
  7. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
  8. customThe residue was purified by FCC (50 g silica, Isolute cartridge, gradient of eluents; 95:5 Heptane:EtOAc to 9:1 Heptane:EtOAc)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-361fc4ab8b554c5781c463446e6f36f8
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2016_06
Patent number
US09376422B2

Reaction notes

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