Methyl iodide → Butanoic acid, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-, methyl ester

HRID 2292287Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2292287 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([CH:3]([CH2:8][CH3:9])[C:4]([O:6][CH3:7])=[O:5])[CH3:2].[CH2:10]([Li])CCC.C(NC(C)C)(C)C.CI>>[CH2:1]([C:3]([CH3:10])([CH2:8][CH3:9])[C:4]([O:6][CH3:7])=[O:5])[CH3:2]

Participants

5

Procedure

A 16.5 Kg portion of methyl 2-ethylbutyrate was reacted with 60 Kg of n-butyl lithium, diisopropylamine, and 19.1 Kg of methyl iodide to provide 17.4 Kg of methyl 2-ethyl-2-methylbutyrate. A 7.5 Kg portion of the ester thus formed was reacted with 3.25 Kg of acetonitrile and 5.03 g of sodium hydride in 33 liters of tetrahydrofuran to provide 1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl cyanomethyl ketone. The ketone thus formed was reacted with 4.35 Kg of hydroxylamine hydrochloride and 2.54 Kg of sodium hydroxide in 44 liters of water to provide 5.65 Kg of 5-amino-3-(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl)isoxazole.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-623f8850ae6e49299459db2df91dd01e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1989_01
Patent number
US04801718

Reaction notes

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