2-Bromopropane → Ethyl alpha-fluoro-alpha-isopropyl-4-chlorophenylacetate

HRID 354703Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 354703 reaction equation
[F:1][CH:2]([C:8]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:11]([Cl:14])=[CH:10][CH:9]=1)[C:3]([O:5][CH2:6][CH3:7])=[O:4].[CH:15](Br)([CH3:17])[CH3:16].[H-].[Na+].CN(C)P(N(C)C)(N(C)C)=O>C1C=CC=CC=1>[F:1][C:2]([C:8]1[CH:9]=[CH:10][C:11]([Cl:14])=[CH:12][CH:13]=1)([CH:15]([CH3:17])[CH3:16])[C:3]([O:5][CH2:6][CH3:7])=[O:4]

Participants

6

Conditions

Temperature
35 °C

Procedure

A mixture of ethyl α-fluoro-4-chlorophenylacetate (2.3 g), isopropyl bromide (1.10 g), sodium hydride (0.56 g of a 50% mixture in oil), dry hexamethylphosphoramide (6 ml) and dry benzene (6 ml) was heated with stirring at a temperature of 35° C. under nitrogen for a period of 22 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water and the aqueous mixture extracted with methylene chloride. The methylene chloride extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and solvent removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The product was chromatographed over silica gel using 15% ethylene dichloride in petroleum ether as eluant to give ethyl α-fluoro-α-isopropyl-4-chlorophenylacetate (1.42 g; 62%).

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. extractionthe aqueous mixture extracted with methylene chloride
  3. extractionThe methylene chloride extract
  4. dry with materialwas dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and solvent
  5. customremoved by distillation under reduced pressure
  6. customThe product was chromatographed over silica gel using 15% ethylene dichloride in petroleum ether as eluant

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-646e20de2fd34f059facbd8be7296bb3
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1983_03
Patent number
US04376784

Reaction notes

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