Boron trifluoride → 2-Ethoxycarbonyl-5-aminocycloheptanone

HRID 324993Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 324993 reaction equation
[NH2:1][CH:2]1[CH2:7][CH2:6][C:5](=[O:8])[CH2:4][CH2:3]1.B(F)(F)F.[N+](=[CH:15][C:16]([O:18][CH2:19][CH3:20])=[O:17])=[N-]>C(OCC)C>[CH2:19]([O:18][C:16]([CH:15]1[CH2:6][CH2:7][CH:2]([NH2:1])[CH2:3][CH2:4][C:5]1=[O:8])=[O:17])[CH3:20]

Participants

5

Procedure

The appropriate 4-aminocyclohexanone in an appropriate solvent, for example diethyl ether, is treated with an appropriate Lewis acid such as boron trifluoride for about 20 minutes to about an hour at room temperature. To this solution is then added ethyl diazoacetate and the resulting mixture is stirred for about 1 hour to about 24 hours at room temperature. The resulting 2-ethoxycarbonyl-5-aminocycloheptanone is isolated by diluting the reaction mixture with aqueous sodium carbonate and extracting with a water immiscible solvent such as diethyl ether. The reaction product is then directly dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide which contains sodium chloride and water. The reaction mixture is heated to about 170° for from about 1 to about 24 hours to effect the decarbethoxylation. The desired 4-aminocycloheptanone is recovered by diluting the reaction mixture with water and extracting with an appropriate solvent such as diethyl ether. The reaction product may be purified by column chromatography, if desired, prior to further reaction.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-78e9ba02bab042d0bd32b46d1f3c3b6d
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2001_04
Patent number
US06221884B1

Reaction notes

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