Chloromethyl Methyl Ether → (R)-2-chloro-1-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxymethoxy-2-methylpropyl)-4-nitroimidazole

HRID 856163Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 856163 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[N:3]([CH2:10][C@:11]([OH:15])([CH3:14])[CH2:12][OH:13])[CH:4]=[C:5]([N+:7]([O-:9])=[O:8])[N:6]=1.C(N(CC)C(C)C)(C)C.Cl[CH2:26][O:27][CH3:28]>C(Cl)Cl>[Cl:1][C:2]1[N:3]([CH2:10][C@:11]([OH:15])([CH3:14])[CH2:12][O:13][CH2:26][O:27][CH3:28])[CH:4]=[C:5]([N+:7]([O-:9])=[O:8])[N:6]=1

Participants

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Reactant 3

HCID 7864Chloromethyl Methyl EtherHCID 81531DiisopropylethylamineHCID 16099121(R)-3-(2-Chloro-4-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-2-methylpropane-1,2-diol

Product 1

HCID 69481666(R)-2-chloro-1-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxymethoxy-2-methylpropyl)-4-nitroimidazoleYield 69.2%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6344DichloromethaneSolvent

Procedure

(R)-2-Chloro-1-(2,3-dihydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-4-nitroimidazole prepared in Example 10 (7.4 g, 31 mmol) was dissolved in methylene chloride (120 ml). N,N-diisopropylethylamine (13.1 ml, 74 mmol) and chloromethylmethyl ether (7.1 ml, 74 mmol) were added to the solution followed by stirring at room temperature for 46 hours. The reaction mixture was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (methylene chloride/ethyl acetate=9/1) to afford (R)-2-chloro-1-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxymethoxy-2-methylpropyl)-4-nitroimidazole (6.0 g, yield 69%) as a light yellow oil.

Workup

  1. washThe reaction mixture was washed with water
  2. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
  3. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
  4. customThe residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (methylene chloride/ethyl acetate=9/1)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-13f505ae86fc454093df0def25bc7435
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2007_08
Patent number
US07262212B2

Reaction notes

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