Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → Ethyl 4-ethynyl-3-methylbenzoate

HRID 340287Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 340287 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:10]=[CH:11][C:12]=1[C:13]#[C:14][Si](CC)(CC)CC)[C:5]([O:7][CH2:8][CH3:9])=[O:6].CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC.[F-]>C1COCC1>[C:13]([C:12]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:4]([C:5]([O:7][CH2:8][CH3:9])=[O:6])=[CH:3][C:2]=1[CH3:1])#[CH:14]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 2724141Tetrabutylammonium FluorideHCID 66874679Ethyl 3-methyl-4-((triethylsilyl)ethynyl)benzoate

Product 1

HCID 86652354Ethyl 4-ethynyl-3-methylbenzoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent2×

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

To a solution of ethyl 3-methyl-4-((triethylsilyl)ethynyl)benzoate (from the previous step) (1.0 eq.) in THF (0.3 M) at 0° C. was added dropwise 1.0 M TBAF in THF (1.2 eq.). After stirring for 10 minutes at 0° C., the reaction was quenched with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution. The two phases were separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with ether. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous MgSO4, and concentrated en vacuo. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography on a COMBIFLASH® system (ISCO) using 0-5% ethyl acetate in hexane to give ethyl 4-ethynyl-3-methylbenzoate as a white solid.

Workup

  1. customthe reaction was quenched with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution
  2. customThe two phases were separated
  3. extractionthe aqueous layer was extracted with ether
  4. washThe combined organic layers were washed with brine
  5. dry with materialdried over anhydrous MgSO4
  6. concentrationconcentrated en vacuo
  7. customThe crude material was purified by flash chromatography on a COMBIFLASH® system (ISCO)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b311b498ddfa48e69445cff7859fc390
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_11
Patent number
US08895577B2

Reaction notes

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