Sodium hydride → HCID 18385789, compound

Participants

Reaction Steps

3.05 g of 1-{2-chloro-4-(methylthio)phenyl}-2-phenyl-ethanone in 60 ml dry THF was stirred at 0° C. for 20 minutes in the presence of 95% oil dispersion of sodium hydride (1.0 g), which was followed by dropwise addition of α-bromoisobutyryl cyanide (2.5 ml) diluted in 50 ml THF. The reaction solution was allowed to warm slowly to room temperature and was stirred overnight. Then the solvent was removed in vacuo, which was followed by extraction with 30 ml water and diethylether (50 ml×3). The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and was purified by column chromatography (hexane/ethylacetate=8:1) to yield 2.73 g of 5-{2-chloro-4-(methylthio)phenyl}-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3(2H)-furanone. NMR: δ1.56 (s, 6H), 2.48 (s, 3H), 7.10 (dd, J=8.4, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (m, 3H), 7.26 (m, 3H), 7.37 (d, J=1.5 Hz, 1H). IR (cm−1): 1698, 1620, 1394, 1235, 1176, 1144.

Provenance & Evidence