Diethyl (cyanomethyl)phosphonate → 1-[(E)-2-Cyanovinyl]cyclopropanecarbonitrile

HRID 41012Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 41012 reaction equation
CC(C)([O-])C.[K+].[C:7]([CH2:9]P(=O)(OCC)OCC)#[N:8].[CH:18]([C:20]1([C:23]#[N:24])[CH2:22][CH2:21]1)=O>C1COCC1>[C:7](/[CH:9]=[CH:18]/[C:20]1([C:23]#[N:24])[CH2:22][CH2:21]1)#[N:8]

Participants

5

Procedure

To a solution of 1.0 M potassium tert-butoxide in THF (1.12 mL) at 0° C. was added slowly dropwise a solution of diethyl cyanomethylphosphonate (210 mg, 1.2 mmol) in THF (2 mL). The cold bath was removed and the reaction was warmed to ambient temperature. The solution was then recooled to 0° C. and a solution of 1-formylcyclopropanecarbonitrile (101 mg, 1.06 mmol) in THF (1.0 mL) was added dropwise. The cold bath was removed and the reaction was stirred for 3 hours at ambient temperature. The mixture was then diluted with ether and water, the ether solution was separated, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and the solvent was removed in vacuo. Flash column chromatography (eluting with a gradient from 0-60% ethyl ether in hexanes) afforded the product (24 mg, 19%).

Workup

  1. customThe cold bath was removed
  2. customwas then recooled to 0° C.
  3. customThe cold bath was removed
  4. additionThe mixture was then diluted with ether and water
  5. customthe ether solution was separated
  6. washwashed with brine
  7. dry with materialdried over sodium sulfate
  8. filtrationfiltered
  9. customthe solvent was removed in vacuo
  10. washFlash column chromatography (eluting with a gradient from 0-60% ethyl ether in hexanes)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b6f0051f9b3345d38c2262931b37df92
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_09
Patent number
US08530485B2

Reaction notes

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