Ethyl cyanoformate → Ethyl 4-cyano-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)-methyl)-1H-imidazole-2-carboxylate

HRID 408891Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 408891 reaction equation
Br[C:2]1[N:3]([CH2:9][O:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][Si:13]([CH3:16])([CH3:15])[CH3:14])[CH:4]=[C:5]([C:7]#[N:8])[N:6]=1.C([Mg]Cl)(C)C.C([C:24]([O:26][CH2:27][CH3:28])=[O:25])#N>O1CCCC1>[CH2:27]([O:26][C:24]([C:2]1[N:3]([CH2:9][O:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][Si:13]([CH3:16])([CH3:15])[CH3:14])[CH:4]=[C:5]([C:7]#[N:8])[N:6]=1)=[O:25])[CH3:28]

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
-40 °C

Procedure

To a solution of 2-bromo-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carbonitrile (0.55 g, 1.8 mmol) (as prepared in the previous step) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (6 mL) at −40° C. was added drop wise a solution of 2 M isopropylmagnesium chloride (i-PrMgCl) in THF (1 mL). The reaction was allowed to stir for 10 min at −40° C. and then cooled to −78° C., and ethyl cyanoformate (0.30 g, 3.0 mmol) was added. The reaction allowed to attain RT and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was quenched with satd aq NH4Cl, diluted with EtOAc (20 mL), washed with brine (2×20 mL). The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4 and then concentrated. The title compound was eluted from a 20-g SPE cartridge (silica) with 30% EtOAc/hexane to give 0.40 g (74%) of a colorless oil: Mass spectrum (ESI, m/z): Calcd. for C13H21N3O3Si, 296.1 (M+H). found 296.1.

Workup

  1. temperaturecooled to −78° C.
  2. customto attain RT
  3. stirringstirred for 1 h
  4. customThe reaction was quenched with satd aq NH4Cl
  5. additiondiluted with EtOAc (20 mL)
  6. washwashed with brine (2×20 mL)
  7. dry with materialThe organic layer was dried over Na2SO4
  8. concentrationconcentrated
  9. washThe title compound was eluted from a 20-g SPE cartridge (silica) with 30% EtOAc/hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-8a8a40fd3a6f4d1683d00d6ef3ad7783
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_06
Patent number
US08759347B2

Reaction notes

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