Sodium Methoxide → 2-Methoxy-3-nitro-5-tert-butyl pyridine

HRID 277721Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 277721 reaction equation
Cl[C:2]1[C:7]([N+:8]([O-:10])=[O:9])=[CH:6][C:5]([C:11]([CH3:14])([CH3:13])[CH3:12])=[CH:4][N:3]=1.[CH3:15][O-:16].[Na+]>CO>[CH3:15][O:16][C:2]1[C:7]([N+:8]([O-:10])=[O:9])=[CH:6][C:5]([C:11]([CH3:14])([CH3:13])[CH3:12])=[CH:4][N:3]=1

Participants

4

Procedure

To a solution of 2-chloro-3-nitro-5-tert-butyl pyridine (30 mg, 0.14 mmol) in anhydrous MeOH (1.5 mL) under nitrogen was added a solution of sodium methoxide (1.57 g sodium in 40 mL anhydrous MeOH) (85 uL, 0.14 mmol). The reaction was heated in a sealed tube in an oil bath set at 80-90° C. overnight. The volatiles were removed in vacuo, the residue taken up in EtOAc (15 mL), washed with water (10 mL), brine (10 mL), dried (magnesium sulfate), filtered and evaporated to dryness. Flash chromatography of the residue on silica gel (10% EtOAc in hexanes) gave the desired 2-methoxy-3-nitro-5-tert-butyl pyridine as a glassy yellow solid (12 mg, 0.057 mmol, 41%).

Workup

  1. temperatureThe reaction was heated in a sealed tube in an oil bath
  2. customThe volatiles were removed in vacuo
  3. washwashed with water (10 mL), brine (10 mL)
  4. dry with materialdried (magnesium sulfate)
  5. filtrationfiltered
  6. customevaporated to dryness

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-279e1e9fe7eb4b559731e478dc750615
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2002_03
Patent number
US06358945B1

Reaction notes

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