Dimethyl 2,5-pyridine dicarboxylate → 6-Hydroxymethyl-nicotinic acid methyl ester

HRID 341517Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 341517 reaction equation
[Cl-].[Ca+2].[Cl-].C[O:5][C:6]([C:8]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:11]([C:14]([O:16][CH3:17])=[O:15])=[CH:10][N:9]=1)=O.[BH4-].[Na+]>CCOC(C)=O.CO.C1COCC1>[OH:5][CH2:6][C:8]1[N:9]=[CH:10][C:11]([C:14]([O:16][CH3:17])=[O:15])=[CH:12][CH:13]=1

Participants

7

Reactant 3

HCID 234911Dimethyl 2,5-pyridine dicarboxylateHCID 4311764Sodium borohydride3×HCID 5284359Calcium Chloride

Product 1

HCID 7894146-Hydroxymethyl-nicotinic acid methyl ester

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 3

HCID 887MethanolSolvent2×HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent2×HCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Procedure

Calcium chloride (22.7 g, 204.9 mmol) was added to a suspension of dimethylpyridine-2,5-dicarboxylate (10.0 g, 51.2 mmol) in a mixture 1:2 THF: MeOH (300 mL). The mixture was cooled at 0 C, sodium borohydride (4.85 g, 128.1 mmol) was added portion wise. The reaction mixture warmed slowly to room temperature and stirred for 18 h. An additional 2.5 equivalent of sodium borohydride was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days. Additional THF (100 mL) and MeOH (100 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred for ˜15 h. An additional 2.5 equivalent of sodium borohydride (newer batch) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 h. The mixture was slowly poured onto ice-water and diluted with EtOAc (˜200 mL). The white solid was filtered and discarded. Phases from the filtrate were separated, the organic phase was washed with water (3×100 mL). The aqueous washes were combined and re-extracted with EtOAc (2×100 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under vacuum to afford the title compound as an off white solid (5.8 g, 73%). Method B HPLC-MS: MH+ requires m/z=168 Found: m/z=168, Rt=0.91 min (100%).

Workup

  1. additionwas added portion wise
  2. stirringthe reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days
  3. stirringthe mixture was stirred for ˜15 h
  4. stirringthe reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 h
  5. additionThe mixture was slowly poured onto ice-water
  6. filtrationThe white solid was filtered
  7. customPhases from the filtrate were separated
  8. washthe organic phase was washed with water (3×100 mL)
  9. extractionre-extracted with EtOAc (2×100 mL)
  10. dry with materialdried over sodium sulfate
  11. filtrationfiltered
  12. concentrationconcentrated under vacuum

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-660deb5f5671492dad0a3348c9b05fc6
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_11
Patent number
US08895733B2

Reaction notes

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