Isoamyl Nitrite → 3-Methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile

HRID 2237773Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2237773 reaction equation
N[C:2]1[CH:9]=[C:8]([C:10]([F:13])([F:12])[F:11])[C:7]([CH3:14])=[CH:6][C:3]=1[C:4]#[N:5].N(OCCC(C)C)=O>C1COCC1.CC(OC)(C)C>[CH3:14][C:7]1[CH:6]=[C:3]([CH:2]=[CH:9][C:8]=1[C:10]([F:11])([F:12])[F:13])[C:4]#[N:5]

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
23 °C

Procedure

To a solution of 2-amino-5-methyl-4-trifluoromethyl-benzonitrile from step 4 (23.34 g, 117 mmol) in dry THF (350 mL) was added isoamyl nitrite (34.3 mL, 257 mmol), and the mixture was refluxed for 20 h. Additional isoamyl nitrite (16.6 mL, 129 mmol) was added and the mixture was refluxed for further 20 h. The mixture was cooled to 23° C. and diluted with TBME, the organic layer was washed with 1 N HCl, sat. NaHCO3-sol. and brine, dried over Na2SO4.

Workup

  1. temperaturethe mixture was refluxed for 20 h
  2. temperaturethe mixture was refluxed for further 20 h
  3. washthe organic layer was washed with 1 N HCl, sat. NaHCO3-sol
  4. dry with materialand brine, dried over Na2SO4

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-e56b7863b86548488d8d1ccc8a934bb0
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_05
Patent number
US07718661B2

Reaction notes

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