Sodium Methoxide → ethyl 2-{[(2R)-1,4-dioxan-2-ylmethyl]sulfanyl}-2-methylpropanoate

Temperature

130 °C

To a solution of 0.27 g (1.42 mmol) of 2-acetylsulfanyl-2-methyl-propionic acid ethyl ester in ethanol (4 mL, degassed) are added 0.31 g (5.7 mmol) of sodium methoxide, followed by 0.39 g (1.42 mmol) of (2R)-1,4-dioxan-2-ylmethyl 4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonate (prepared according to WO2008/119663, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG) under nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction is heated in a microwave to 130° C. for 0.5 h. The solvent is removed under reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in DCM (10 mL) and washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution (10 mL). The aqueous layer is extracted with DCM (10 mL). The combined organic extracts are dried over Na2SO4, filtered and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by column chromatography (silica, eluent: heptanes, 20% ethyl acetate) to afford 0.17 g of ethyl 2-{[(2R)-1,4-dioxan-2-ylmethyl]sulfanyl}-2-methylpropanoate (UV purity: 77%). Yield: 61%, m/z 271 [M+Na]; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CHLOROFORM-d) δ ppm 1.29 (3H, t, J=7.17 Hz), 1.49-1.54 (6H, m), 2.59-2.66 (1H, m), 2.70-2.77 (1H, m), 3.28-3.36 (1H, m), 3.55-3.63 (1H, m), 3.64-3.76 (3H, m), 3.77-3.85 (2H, m), 4.18 (2H, q, J=7.17 Hz)

1. customThe solvent is removed under reduced pressure
2. dissolutionThe residue is dissolved in DCM (10 mL)
3. washwashed with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution (10 mL)
4. extractionThe aqueous layer is extracted with DCM (10 mL)
5. dry with materialThe combined organic extracts are dried over Na2SO4
6. filtrationfiltered
7. concentrationthe filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure
8. customThe residue is purified by column chromatography (silica, eluent: heptanes, 20% ethyl acetate)

ORD record

ord-40506124c8c849ad8d591a121324278f

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2013_02

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08372874B2