3,4-Dichlorobenzeneboronic acid → 3-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-5-methyl-3H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

HRID 397885Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 397885 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4](B(O)O)[CH:5]=[CH:6][C:7]=1[Cl:8].[CH3:12][C:13]1[N:14]=[CH:15][NH:16][C:17]=1[C:18]([O:20][CH2:21][CH3:22])=[O:19]>C(Cl)Cl.C([O-])(=O)C.[Cu+2].C([O-])(=O)C>[CH2:21]([O:20][C:18]([C:17]1[N:16]([C:4]2[CH:5]=[CH:6][C:7]([Cl:8])=[C:2]([Cl:1])[CH:3]=2)[CH:15]=[N:14][C:13]=1[CH3:12])=[O:19])[CH3:22].[CH2:21]([O:20][C:18]([C:17]1[N:16]=[CH:15][N:14]([C:4]2[CH:5]=[CH:6][C:7]([Cl:8])=[C:2]([Cl:1])[CH:3]=2)[C:13]=1[CH3:12])=[O:19])[CH3:22]

Participants

6

Reactant 2

HCID 27343303,4-Dichlorobenzeneboronic acidHCID 178470400HCID 178470400, compound

Product 2

HCID 690387013-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-5-methyl-3H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl esterYield 22%HCID 69042749HCID 69042749, compoundYield 8%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 8895Cupric acetateCatalystHCID 6344DichloromethaneSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
20 °C

Procedure

A suspension of 3,4-dichlorophenylboronic acid (8.22 g, 43.1 mmol), ethyl 4-methyl-5-imidazolecarboxylate (6.64 g, 43.1 mmol) and copper(II) acetate (7.83 g, 43.1 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (86 ml) was stirred at 20° C. for 48 h. All solids were filtered, the organic phase diluted with AcOEt (500 ml) and stirred with saturated aqueous Seignette salt solution. After filtration and evaporation the residue was chromatographed (silica, eluation with gradient hexane to AcOEt) to obtain 2.8 g (22%) of 3-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-5-methyl-3H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester [Mp. 135-136° C. (AcOEt/hexane), MS: m/e=298 (M+)] and 1.0 g (8%) of 1-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-5-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester [Mp. 163-164° C. (AcOEt/hexane), MS: m/e=298 (M+)].

Workup

  1. filtrationAll solids were filtered
  2. additionthe organic phase diluted with AcOEt (500 ml)
  3. stirringstirred with saturated aqueous Seignette salt solution
  4. filtrationAfter filtration and evaporation the residue
  5. customwas chromatographed (silica, eluation with gradient hexane to AcOEt)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-1a6d108bbc5d41b7a5e33d9c233f4196
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2003_08
Patent number
US06610723B2

Reaction notes

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