Sodium hydride → 2-(Cyclobutyloxy)-5-nitropyridine

A mixture of 2-chloro-5-nitropyridine (7.12 g, 45.0 mmol) and cyclobutanol (3.40 g, 47.2 mmol) in THF (30 mL) was vigorously stirred at 0° C. while NaH (1.18 g, 46.7 mmol) was added in three portions over ˜10-20 s under air (Caution: Extensive gas evolution). Reaction residue was rinsed down with additional THF (5 mL), followed by stirring under positive argon pressure in the ice bath for 1-2 more minutes. The ice bath was then removed and the brown homogeneous solution was stirred at “rt” for 1 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure at 80° C., taken up in 0.75 M EDTA (tetrasodium salt) (150 mL), and extracted with DCM (1×100 mL, 1×50 mL). The combined organic layers were dried (Na2SO4), concentrated, taken up in MeOH (2×100 mL) and concentrated under reduced pressure at 60° C. to provide the title compound as a thick dark amber oil that crystallized upon standing (7.01 g, 80%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 9.04 (dd, J=2.84 and 0.40 Hz, 1H), 8.33 (dd, J=9.11 and 2.85 Hz, 1H), 6.77 (dd, J=9.11 and 0.50 Hz, 1H), 5.28 (m, 1H), 2.48 (m, 2H), 2.17 (m, 2H), 1.87 (m, 1H), 1.72 (m, 1H).

1. additionwas added in three portions over ˜10-20 s under air (Caution: Extensive gas evolution)
2. customReaction residue
3. washwas rinsed down with additional THF (5 mL)
4. customThe ice bath was then removed
5. stirringthe brown homogeneous solution was stirred at “rt” for 1 h
6. concentrationThe reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure at 80° C.
7. extractionextracted with DCM (1×100 mL, 1×50 mL)
8. dry with materialThe combined organic layers were dried (Na2SO4)
9. concentrationconcentrated
10. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure at 60° C.

ORD record

ord-db35e2e253304eb3a08abf0d5147ec9e

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2011_12

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08071768B2