Azobisisobutyronitrile → Methyl-2-bromo-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylate

HRID 528990Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 528990 reaction equation
[CH3:1][Si:2]([CH3:17])([CH3:16])[CH2:3][CH2:4][O:5][CH2:6][N:7]1[CH:11]=[C:10]([C:12]([O:14][CH3:15])=[O:13])[N:9]=[CH:8]1.[Br:18]N1C(=O)CCC1=O.CC(N=NC(C#N)(C)C)(C#N)C>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl.CCOC(C)=O>[Br:18][C:8]1[N:7]([CH2:6][O:5][CH2:4][CH2:3][Si:2]([CH3:16])([CH3:17])[CH3:1])[CH:11]=[C:10]([C:12]([O:14][CH3:15])=[O:13])[N:9]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 6547AzobisisobutyronitrileHCID 67184N-bromobutanimideHCID 22954042Methyl 1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylate

Product 1

HCID 58638548Methyl-2-bromo-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylateYield 43.6%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 5943Carbon TetrachlorideSolventHCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
60 °C

Procedure

To a stirred solution of methyl 1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylate (5.0 g, 19.5 mmol) in carbon tetrachloride (50 mL) was added N-bromosuccinimide (3.47 g, 19.5 mmol) and AIBN (160 mg, 5 mol %) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was heated at 60° C. for 3 h, cooled to room temperature, and filtered through a small pad of CELITE®. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give light yellow colored residue which was dissolved in EtOAc and washed with 10% NaHCO3 solution. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to give crude compound. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography (gradient from 20 to 30% EtOAc/hexanes), to provide the title compound (2.85 g, 43%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.76 (s, 1H), 5.30 (s, 2H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 3.55 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 0.92 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 0.01 (s, 9H); MS(ESI+) m/z 335.0 (M+H)+.

Workup

  1. temperaturecooled to room temperature
  2. filtrationfiltered through a small pad of CELITE®
  3. concentrationThe filtrate was concentrated in vacuo
  4. customto give light yellow colored residue which
  5. washwashed with 10% NaHCO3 solution
  6. dry with materialThe organic layer was dried over Na2SO4
  7. concentrationconcentrated
  8. customto give crude compound
  9. customThe crude material was purified by flash chromatography (gradient from 20 to 30% EtOAc/hexanes)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-714aa5e8bce347fea6ab71699a135bc0
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2016_05
Patent number
US09346795B2

Reaction notes

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