Formaldehyde → Methyl 2-[3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-propenoate

Temperature

80 °C

A mixture of methyl 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzeneacetate (Description 1, 10.0 g, 35 mmol), paraformaldehyde (5.2 g, 175 mmol), potassium carbonate (14.5 g, 105 mmol) and tetra-n-butyl ammonium iodide (650 mg, 1.75 mmol) in toluene (200 mL) was heated at 80° C. for 4 hours, cooled and stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. The mixture was filtered through a bed of Celite™, washing with ethyl acetate (2×100 mL). The combined filtrates were washed with water (100 mL) and brine (100 mL), dried (MgSO4) and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with isohexane/EtOAc (100:0 increasing to 90:10) to give the title compound as a clear oil (6.2 g, 60%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.86 (3H, s), 6.05 (1H, s), 6.59 (1H, s), 7.86 (1H, s) and 7.88 (2H, s).

1. temperaturecooled
2. filtrationThe mixture was filtered through a bed of Celite™
3. washwashing with ethyl acetate (2×100 mL)
4. washThe combined filtrates were washed with water (100 mL) and brine (100 mL)
5. dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
6. customthe solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure
7. customThe residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel
8. washeluting with isohexane/EtOAc (100:0 increasing to 90:10)

ORD record

ord-eff9bde478cc430097e25718b0c804e4

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2006_09

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07105507B2