Benzyl Bromide → 9-[(phenyl)methyl]-5-carbomethoxy-2-methyl-1,2-dihydrocarbazol-4(3H)-one

HRID 567226Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 567226 reaction equation
[C:1]([C:5]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[C:14]2[C:6]=1[C:7]1[C:8](=[O:19])[CH2:9][CH:10]([CH3:18])[CH2:11][C:12]=1[NH:13]2)([O:3][CH3:4])=[O:2].[CH2:20](Br)[C:21]1[CH:26]=[CH:25][CH:24]=[CH:23][CH:22]=1.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>CN(C=O)C.C(OCC)(=O)C.Cl>[C:21]1([CH2:20][N:13]2[C:12]3[CH2:11][CH:10]([CH3:18])[CH2:9][C:8](=[O:19])[C:7]=3[C:6]3[C:14]2=[CH:15][CH:16]=[CH:17][C:5]=3[C:1]([O:3][CH3:4])=[O:2])[CH:26]=[CH:25][CH:24]=[CH:23][CH:22]=1

Participants

7

Reactant 3

HCID 7498Benzyl BromideHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 227387155-Carbomethoxy-1,2-dihydro-2-methyl-9H-carbazol-4(3H)-one

Product 1

HCID 227388359-[(phenyl)methyl]-5-carbomethoxy-2-methyl-1,2-dihydrocarbazol-4(3H)-oneYield 97%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 3

HCID 313Hydrochloric AcidSolventHCID 6228DimethylformamideSolventHCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Procedure

A suspension of 5-carbomethoxy-1,2-dihydro-2-methyl-9H-carbazol-4(3H)-one (2.0 g, 7.77 mM), benzyl bromide (0.94 ml, 7.93 mM), and potassium carbonate (2.15 g, 15.5 mM) in 39 mL DMF was stirred at room temperature for 22 hours. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and 1N HCl. The layers were separated and the aqueous layer extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined ethyl acetate layers were extracted with 1N HCl twice, once with water and once with brine. After drying (NaSO4), evaporation in vacuo afforded 2.61 g (97%) of 9-[(phenyl)methyl]-5-carbomethoxy-2-methyl-1,2-dihydrocarbazol-4(3H)-one. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.6-7.4 (m, 6H), 7.0 (m, 2H), 5.4 (s, 2H), 4.05 (s, 3H), 3.0 (m, 1H), 2.65-2.45 (m, 3H), 2.3 (dd, J=15 and 9 Hz, 1H), 1.1 (d, J=7 Hz, 3H). MS (ES) m/e 316, 348.

Workup

  1. customThe layers were separated
  2. extractionthe aqueous layer extracted with ethyl acetate
  3. extractionThe combined ethyl acetate layers were extracted with 1N HCl twice
  4. customAfter drying
  5. custom(NaSO4), evaporation in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-6b3166a4cc87449fb9304fa7d28dd547
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2001_01
Patent number
US06177440B1

Reaction notes

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