Methanol → Methyl 4-(4-bromophenyl)-4-oxobutanoate

HRID 2420913Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2420913 reaction equation
[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([C:8](=[O:14])[CH2:9][CH2:10][C:11]([OH:13])=[O:12])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.OS(O)(=O)=O.[CH3:20]O>>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([C:8](=[O:14])[CH2:9][CH2:10][C:11]([O:13][CH3:20])=[O:12])=[CH:6][CH:7]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 3

HCID 887MethanolHCID 1118Sulfuric AcidHCID 806463-(4-Bromobenzoyl)propionic acid

Product 1

HCID 838865Methyl 4-(4-bromophenyl)-4-oxobutanoateYield 89%

Procedure

To a solution of 4-(4-bromophenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid (16.0 g, 62.0 mmol) in MeOH (200 mL) was added concentrated H2SO4 (0.2 mL). The mixture was heated at reflux overnight. The solvent was evaporated and then water (250 mL) was added to the residue. The mixture was neutralized with sat. NaHCO3 solution until pH 7-8. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×2). The combined organics were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo to afford methyl 4-(4-bromophenyl)-4-oxobutanoate (15.0 g, 89%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 7.85 (d, J=8.1, 1H), 7.61 (d, J=8.1, 2H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 3.28 (t, J=6.6, 2H), 2.77 (t, J=6.6, 2H).

Workup

  1. temperatureThe mixture was heated
  2. temperatureat reflux overnight
  3. customThe solvent was evaporated
  4. additionwater (250 mL) was added to the residue
  5. extractionThe mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×2)
  6. washThe combined organics were washed with brine
  7. dry with materialdried over anhydrous Na2SO4
  8. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-1654ad2ced85447285350647bf64f2f7
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_06
Patent number
US07956052B2

Reaction notes

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