Ethyl orthoformate → methyl 2-methylthio-5-(1H-tetrazol-1-yl)benzoate

HRID 323381Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 323381 reaction equation
[CH3:1][S:2][C:3]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]([NH2:13])=[CH:9][C:4]=1[C:5]([O:7][CH3:8])=[O:6].[CH:14](OCC)(OCC)OCC.[N-:24]=[N+:25]=[N-:26].[Na+]>C(O)(=O)C.O>[CH3:1][S:2][C:3]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]([N:13]2[CH:14]=[N:26][N:25]=[N:24]2)=[CH:9][C:4]=1[C:5]([O:7][CH3:8])=[O:6]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 31214Ethyl orthoformateHCID 33557Sodium AzideHCID 18465011Benzoic acid, 5-amino-2-(methylthio)-, methyl ester

Product 1

HCID 18464446methyl 2-methylthio-5-(1H-tetrazol-1-yl)benzoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 176Acetic AcidSolvent2×HCID 962WaterSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
70 °C

Procedure

Combine methyl 2-methylthio-5-aminobenzoate (2.18 g, 11.1 mmol) and triethyl orthoformate (7.4 mL, 44.3 mmol) in glacial acetic acid (20 mL). After the formation of a yellow solid, add glacial acetic acid (40 mL). After 50 minutes, add sodium azide (2.9 g, 44.3 mmol). Heat to 70° C. After 2 hours, cool the reaction mixture to ambient temperature and stir. After 56 hours, cool in an ice bath and dilute with water (400 mL) to give a solid. After 1 hour, collect the solid by filtration, rinse with water, and dry to give methyl 2-methylthio-5-(1H-tetrazol-1-yl)benzoate: Rf=0.90 (silica gel, 10% methanol/ethyl acetate).

Workup

  1. waitAfter 2 hours
  2. temperaturecool the reaction mixture to ambient temperature
  3. waitAfter 56 hours
  4. temperaturecool in an ice bath
  5. customto give a solid
  6. waitAfter 1 hour
  7. customcollect the solid
  8. filtrationby filtration
  9. washrinse with water
  10. customdry

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-5bade1db7246485caa28f2d476b5ed85
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2001_04
Patent number
US06211199B1

Reaction notes

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