Thionyl Chloride → Azido-PEG1-CH2COO-Cl

HRID 355254Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 355254 reaction equation
[N:1]([CH2:4][CH2:5][O:6][CH2:7][C:8]([OH:10])=O)=[N+:2]=[N-:3].S(Cl)([Cl:13])=O>>[N:1]([CH2:4][CH2:5][O:6][CH2:7][C:8]([Cl:13])=[O:10])=[N+:2]=[N-:3]

Participants

3

Procedure

A solution of 2-azidoethoxyacetic acid (2.09 g, 14.4 mmol) in thionyl chloride (5 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 4 h. The excess thionyl chloride was removed under the vacuum of the water aspirator and the residue dissolved in benzene (10 ml, dried over molecular sieves) was evaporated in vacuo. The oil so obtained was dried in vacuo (water pump) over NaOH for 1 h yielding 2.23 g (13.6 mmol, 94.4%) of 2-azidoethoxyacetyl chloride as a colourless oil: 1Hmr (CDCl3) δ: 3.43 (2H, br. t, J=5 Hz, --CH2O--) 3.78 (2H, br. t, J=5 Hz, --CH2N3) and 4.50 ppm (2H, s, --COCH2O--); ir (neat) νmax : 2100 (azide) and 1800 cm-1 (--COCl). This material was used in the next reaction without any purification.

Workup

  1. customThe excess thionyl chloride was removed under the vacuum of the water aspirator
  2. dissolutionthe residue dissolved in benzene (10 ml, dried over molecular sieves)
  3. customwas evaporated in vacuo
  4. customThe oil so obtained
  5. dry with materialwas dried in vacuo (water pump) over NaOH for 1 h

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-9a2b293ddf6747d7bbe2446554dbaa40
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1983_03
Patent number
US04378314

Reaction notes

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