Nitrogen → Methyl (5-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-inden-3-yl)acetate

HRID 377359Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 377359 reaction equation
N(CN[C:5](N)=[O:6])=O.[OH-].[K+].[F:10][C:11]1[CH:12]=[C:13]2[C:17](=[CH:18][CH:19]=1)[CH2:16][C:15]([CH3:20])=[C:14]2[CH2:21][C:22](O)=[O:23].N#N>ClCCl.C(OCC)C>[F:10][C:11]1[CH:12]=[C:13]2[C:17](=[CH:18][CH:19]=1)[CH2:16][C:15]([CH3:20])=[C:14]2[CH2:21][C:22]([O:6][CH3:5])=[O:23]

Participants

7

Procedure

Nitrosomethylurea (99.5 mmol) is added in portions to a cold (0° C.) mixture of aqueous 50% KOH (50 ml) and diethylether (150 ml) at 0° C. The yellow ether solution of diazomethane (Note: explosive) is separated, is washed with water, and is added in portions to a solution of 5-fluoro-2-methylindene-3-acetic acid (90 mmol) in dichloromethane (200 ml). When the evolution of N2 ceases, the reaction is complete. After evaporation of the solvents, the residue is recrystallized from hexane to give methyl 5-fluoro-2-methyl-3-indenylacetate (yield 93%; m.p. 53° C.).

Workup

  1. customThe yellow ether solution of diazomethane (Note: explosive) is separated
  2. washis washed with water
  3. customAfter evaporation of the solvents
  4. customthe residue is recrystallized from hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-68d827055b414fafab2fe386fe4fa5f0
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2000_02
Patent number
US06025394

Reaction notes

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