Carbon Dioxide → (1-[(tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxy)prop-1-yl]-1H-indol-4-yl)oxoacetic Acid Methyl Ester

HRID 557180Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 557180 reaction equation
C([Li])(C)(C)C.Br[C:7]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[C:12]2[C:8]=1[CH:9]=[CH:10][N:11]2[CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][O:19][Si:20]([C:23]([CH3:26])([CH3:25])[CH3:24])([CH3:22])[CH3:21].[C:27](OC)(=[O:32])[C:28]([O:30][CH3:31])=[O:29].C(=O)=O>O1CCCC1>[CH3:31][O:30][C:28](=[O:29])[C:27]([C:7]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[C:12]2[C:8]=1[CH:9]=[CH:10][N:11]2[CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][O:19][Si:20]([C:23]([CH3:26])([CH3:25])[CH3:24])([CH3:22])[CH3:21])=[O:32]

Participants

6

Procedure

Add tert-butyl lithium (88.1 ml, 149.8 mmol, 1.7 M in hexane) to a solution of 4-Bromo-1-[3-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)propyl]-1H-indole (22.0 g, 59.92 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (100 ml) at −78° C. Stir the reaction at −78° C. for 20 min. Transfer the mixture into a solution of dimethyl oxalate (24.8 g, 209.72 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (400 ml) at −40° C. via a dry-ice cooled cannula. Upon complete addition, stir the reaction at −78° C. for 15 minutes and slowly warm to room temperature. Quench the reaction with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride and extract into ethyl acetate. Combine the organic layers, dry over magnesium sulfate, and concentrate under reduced pressure. Purification by flash chromatography, eluting with ethyl acetate:hexane gradient (100% hexane to 15% ethyl acetate:hexane over 90 minutes) gives the title compound, as a light brown oil.

Workup

  1. customthe reaction at −78° C. for 20 min
  2. customat −40° C.
  3. additionUpon complete addition
  4. stirringstir
  5. customthe reaction at −78° C. for 15 minutes
  6. customQuench
  7. customthe reaction with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride
  8. extractionextract into ethyl acetate
  9. dry with materialdry over magnesium sulfate
  10. concentrationconcentrate under reduced pressure
  11. customPurification by flash chromatography
  12. washeluting with ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d60c4f50f4584759bef2333b3c6ded0e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_11
Patent number
US08058425B2

Reaction notes

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