(3-Bromophenyl)acetonitrile → Methyl 2-(3-(cyanomethyl)benzyl)-3-oxobutanoate

HRID 2387894Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2387894 reaction equation
[OH:1][CH:2]([CH3:9])[C:3](=[CH2:8])[C:4]([O:6][CH3:7])=[O:5].Br[C:11]1[CH:12]=[C:13]([CH2:17][C:18]#[N:19])[CH:14]=[CH:15][CH:16]=1.C([O-])(O)=O.[Na+]>[Br-].C([N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC)CCC.C1COCC1>[C:18]([CH2:17][C:13]1[CH:12]=[C:11]([CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=1)[CH2:8][CH:3]([C:2](=[O:1])[CH3:9])[C:4]([O:6][CH3:7])=[O:5])#[N:19]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 36023(3-Bromophenyl)acetonitrileHCID 516892Sodium BicarbonateHCID 5080248Methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylen-butanoat

Product 1

HCID 68414943Methyl 2-(3-(cyanomethyl)benzyl)-3-oxobutanoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 74236Tetrabutylammonium BromideCatalystHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

A stirred mixture of methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylenebutanoate (11.37 ml), 2-(3-bromophenyl)acetonitrile (22 g) PdOAc2 (3.15 g), tetrabutylammonium bromide (30.1 g) and NaHCO3 (19.64 g) in THF (40 ml) was heated at reflux for 24 h. The mixture was partitioned between ether and water, the organics separated, washed with water, dried and evaporated under reduced pressure to give the subtitle compound, 22 g.

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureat reflux for 24 h
  3. customThe mixture was partitioned between ether and water
  4. washthe organics separated, washed with water
  5. customdried
  6. customevaporated under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b29a55a72c2c469a99edcc2100a6ffe6
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2012_09
Patent number
US08268990B2

Reaction notes

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