Diethyl Ether → 2-Cyano-3-isopropyl-hexanoic acid methyl ester

HRID 458061Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 458061 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([Mg]Cl)[CH2:2][CH3:3].[CH3:6]COCC.[C:11]([C:13](=[CH:17][CH:18]([CH3:20])[CH3:19])[C:14]([OH:16])=[O:15])#[N:12]>C1COCC1>[CH3:6][O:15][C:14](=[O:16])[CH:13]([C:11]#[N:12])[CH:17]([CH:18]([CH3:20])[CH3:19])[CH2:1][CH2:2][CH3:3]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 3283Diethyl EtherHCID 2925472-Cyano-4-methylpent-2-enoic acidHCID 178455855HCID 178455855, compound

Product 1

HCID 541521852-Cyano-3-isopropyl-hexanoic acid methyl ester

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
-40 °C

Procedure

A 2.0 M solution of propyl magnesium chloride in Et2O (9.8 mL, 19.6 mmol) is added to a solution of 2-cyano-4-methyl-2-pentenoic acid (3.0 g, 19.6 mmol) in 50 mL of THF which is cooled in an IPA/dry ice bath to −40° C. under argon. The solution is stirred for 4 hours, and the reaction is quenched by addition of 50 mL of saturated KH2PO4. The THF is evaporated, and the remaining oil is chromatographed under medium pressure over silica gel with 50% CH2Cl2/hexane. Yield=1.9 g (50%) of 2-cyano-3-isopropyl-hexanoic acid methyl ester as an oil.

Workup

  1. customthe reaction is quenched by addition of 50 mL of saturated KH2PO4
  2. customThe THF is evaporated
  3. customthe remaining oil is chromatographed under medium pressure over silica gel with 50% CH2Cl2/hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-362da1f9dec94e9aa8bd86a077029a58
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2007_03
Patent number
US07189747B2

Reaction notes

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