Diethyl (cyanomethyl)phosphonate → 3-(3,5-Dimethoxy-phenyl)-3-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-acrylonitrile

HRID 2378224Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2378224 reaction equation
C(OP([CH2:9][C:10]#[N:11])(=O)OCC)C.C[Si]([N-][Si](C)(C)C)(C)C.[Li+].[CH3:22][O:23][C:24]1[CH:25]=[C:26]([C:32]([C:34]2[CH:39]=[CH:38][CH:37]=[C:36]([O:40][CH3:41])[CH:35]=2)=O)[CH:27]=[C:28]([O:30][CH3:31])[CH:29]=1>C1COCC1>[CH3:22][O:23][C:24]1[CH:25]=[C:26]([C:32]([C:34]2[CH:39]=[CH:38][CH:37]=[C:36]([O:40][CH3:41])[CH:35]=2)=[CH:9][C:10]#[N:11])[CH:27]=[C:28]([O:30][CH3:31])[CH:29]=1

Participants

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Reactant 3

HCID 75676Diethyl (cyanomethyl)phosphonateHCID 2733832Lithium HexamethyldisilazideHCID 69203980(3,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)-(3-methoxyphenyl)methanone

Product 1

HCID 692052993-(3,5-Dimethoxy-phenyl)-3-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-acrylonitrileYield 96%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent2×

Procedure

To a stirred solution of cyanomethylphosphonic acid diethyl ester (1.18 ml, 7.49 mmol) in anhydrous THF (10 ml) in an ice bath was added lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (1.0 M solution in THF, 7.49 ml, 7.49 mmol) slowly. The mixture was stirred in rt for 40 min, before a solution of (3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-(3-methoxyphenyl)methanone (1.02 g, 3.75 mmol) in anhydrous THF (20 ml) was added. The mixture was refluxed overnight. The solution was poured into ice water (20 ml) and the two phases were separated. The THF phase was evaporated and combined with the aqueous phase, which were then extracted with CH2Cl2 (2×40 ml), washed with water (50 ml), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to an oil, which was purified via flash column chromatography to give 3-(3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-3-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-acrylonitrile as an off-white solid (1.06 g, 96%): mp, 81-83° C.; 1HNMR (DMSO-d6) δ 7.46-7.30 (m, 2H, Ar), 7.11-6.85 (m, 6H, Ar), 6.66-6.62 (m, 2H, Ar), 6.47 (t, J=1 Hz, 4H, Ar), 6.39 (s, 1H, double bond proton of one isomer), 6.38 (s, 1H, double bond proton of the other isomer), 3.78-3.73 (multiple singlets, 18H, 6OCH3), isomer ratio based on 1HNMR close to 48%:52%; 13C NMR (CDCl3) δ 163.0, 163.0, 160.9, 160.8, 159.8, 159.6, 141.0, 140.1, 138.8, 138.2, 129.8, 129.7, 122.1, 121.0, 117.8, 117.8, 116.1, 115.9, 115.0, 114.3, 107.8, 107.0, 102.3, 122.1, 122.1, 121.0, 117.8, 117.8, 116.1, 115.9, 115.0, 114.3, 107.8, 107.0, 102.3, 102.2, 95.4, 95.4, 55.6, 55.6, 55.5; Anal. Calcd. For C18H17NO3: C, 73.20; H, 5.80; N, 4.74. Found: C, 73.10; H, 5.72; N, 4.68.

Workup

  1. additionwas added
  2. temperatureThe mixture was refluxed overnight
  3. customthe two phases were separated
  4. customThe THF phase was evaporated
  5. extractionwere then extracted with CH2Cl2 (2×40 ml)
  6. washwashed with water (50 ml)
  7. dry with materialdried over MgSO4
  8. filtrationfiltered
  9. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo to an oil, which
  10. customwas purified via flash column chromatography

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-6a1dc9bc56374ec199b5d3f7ef43fd27
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2008_12
Patent number
US07470723B2

Reaction notes

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