Acetonitrile → 6-Bromo-8-[(cyclopropyl-amino)-methyl]-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-chroman

HRID 2377317Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2377317 reaction equation
[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]2[C:9](=[C:10]([CH:12]=O)[CH:11]=1)[O:8][C:7]([CH3:15])([CH3:14])[CH2:6][C:5]2([CH3:17])[CH3:16].C(#N)C.[CH:21]1([NH2:24])[CH2:23][CH2:22]1.C([BH3-])#N.[Na+]>ClCCl.C(O)(=O)C>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]2[C:9](=[C:10]([CH2:12][NH:24][CH:21]3[CH2:23][CH2:22]3)[CH:11]=1)[O:8][C:7]([CH3:15])([CH3:14])[CH2:6][C:5]2([CH3:17])[CH3:16]

Participants

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Procedure

A stirred, cooled (ice bath) solution of 6-bromo-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl chroman-8-carbaldehyde (U.S. Pat. No. 6,252,090, 2.4 g, 8.4 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL) and acetonitrile (9 mL) was treated with cyclopropyl amine (1.45 mL, 21 mmol). After 5 minutes, acetic acid (1 mL) was added followed by sodium cyanoborohydride (1.33 g, 21 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 h. The volatiles were distilled off in vacuo, the residue was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate (×2). The combined organic extract was washed with water, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo to an oil. Flash column chromatography over silica gel (230-400 mesh) afforded the title compound (1.4 g, 50%) as a clear oil.

Workup

  1. distillationThe volatiles were distilled off in vacuo
  2. additionthe residue was diluted with water
  3. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate (×2)
  4. extractionThe combined organic extract
  5. washwas washed with water, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine
  6. dry with materialdried over anhydrous sodium sulfate
  7. filtrationfiltered
  8. customevaporated in vacuo to an oil

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0015bdae95204a2faab272b75a17a566
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2008_12
Patent number
US07468391B2

Reaction notes

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