4-Bromoanisole → 1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)indane-2-carboxylic acid
Reaction equation
Br[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([O:8][CH3:9])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[Mg].COC1C=CC([Mg]Br)=CC=1.[CH2:21]1[O:29][C:28]2[CH:27]=[CH:26][C:25]([C:30]3[C:38]4[C:33](=[CH:34][CH:35]=[CH:36][CH:37]=4)[C:32](=O)[C:31]=3[C:40]([O:42]CC)=[O:41])=[CH:24][C:23]=2[O:22]1>CCOCC.C1COCC1>[CH3:9][O:8][C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:2]([CH:32]2[C:33]3[C:38](=[CH:37][CH:36]=[CH:35][CH:34]=3)[CH:30]([C:25]3[CH:26]=[CH:27][C:28]4[O:29][CH2:21][O:22][C:23]=4[CH:24]=3)[CH:31]2[C:40]([OH:42])=[O:41])=[CH:3][CH:4]=1Participants
Reactant 4
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
A solution of 4-bromoanisole (0.89 g, 5.0 mmol) in 9:1 Et2O/THF (10 ml) was added to magnesium turnings (0.105 g, 5.0 mmol), and the resulting mixture was allowed to stir for 30 min. The resultant 4-methoxyphenyl magnesium bromide was added dropwise to a solution of ethyl 3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-1-oxoindene-2-carboxylate (0.77 g, 2.4 mmol) in 10:1 Et2O/THF (55 ml) at 0° C. The resulting mtixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h and was then partitioned between EtOAc and 1M HCl. The aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc, and the combined organic extracts were washed successively with 5% aqueous NaHCO3 and saturated aqueous NaCl and dried (MgSO4). The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel, eluting with 10% EtOAc/hexanes to afford the title compound as a yellow glassy solid (0.80 g, 80%).
Workup
- stirringThe resulting mtixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h
- customwas then partitioned between EtOAc and 1M HCl
- extractionThe aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc
- washthe combined organic extracts were washed successively with 5% aqueous NaHCO3 and saturated aqueous NaCl
- dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
- customThe solvent was removed under reduced pressure
- customthe residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel
- washeluting with 10% EtOAc/hexanes
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-b7f610ab1bd449319c5e8dfb7e1705df
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2001_08
- Patent number
- US06274737B1
Reaction notes
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