Methyl iodide → Methyl 2-(methylsulfanyl)-5-nitrobenzoate
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][S:2][C:3]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]([N+:12]([O-:14])=[O:13])=[CH:8][C:4]=1[C:5]([OH:7])=[O:6].[CH:15](N(CC)C(C)C)(C)C.CI.C(OCC)(=O)C.CCCCCC>C(#N)C.C(OCC)(=O)C>[CH3:1][S:2][C:3]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]([N+:12]([O-:14])=[O:13])=[CH:8][C:4]=1[C:5]([O:7][CH3:15])=[O:6]Participants
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Procedure
Combine 2-methylthio-5-nitrobenzoic acid, (3.2 g, 15 mmol), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (17.0 mL, 100 mmol), and methyl iodide (12.45 mL, 200 mmol) in acetonitrile (50 mL). After 18 hours, dilute the reaction mixture with ethyl acetate, extract with brine, dry the organic layer over MgSO4, filter, and evaporate in vacuo to give a residue. Chromatograph the residue on silica gel eluting with 20% ethyl acetate/hexane to give methyl 2-methylthio-5-nitrobenzoate. Rf=0.58 (silica gel, 30% ethyl acetate/hexane).
Workup
- extractionextract with brine
- dry with materialdry the organic layer over MgSO4
- filtrationfilter
- customevaporate in vacuo
- customto give a residue
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-97b035ed12f54e9dbdd5202996626fbe
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2001_04
- Patent number
- US06211199B1
Reaction notes
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