Methyl Acrylate → 3-(2-Methyl-4-nitro-phenyl)-acrylic Acid Methyl Ester

HRID 860648Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 860648 reaction equation
Br[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([N+:8]([O-:10])=[O:9])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[CH3:11].CCN(C(C)C)C(C)C.[C:21]([O:25][CH3:26])(=[O:24])[CH:22]=[CH2:23].C1(C)C=CC=CC=1P(C1C=CC=CC=1C)C1C=CC=CC=1C>C(#N)CC.CC([O-])=O.CC([O-])=O.[Pd+2]>[CH3:26][O:25][C:21](=[O:24])[CH:22]=[CH:23][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([N+:8]([O-:10])=[O:9])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[CH3:11]

Participants

7

Conditions

Temperature
110 °C

Procedure

To a solution of 2-bromo-5-nitrotoluene (3.11 g, 14.39 mmol) in propionitrile (105 mL) is added DIPEA (5.1 mL, 29.28 mmol). The mixture is degassed three times. Methyl acrylate (5.2 mL, 57.74 mmol) is added and the mixture is degassed. Tri-o-tolylphosphine (1.77 g, 5.82 mmol) and Pd(OAc)2 (0.64 g, 2.85 mmol) are added and the mixture is degassed a final two times followed by heating at 110° C. for 4 h. Upon cooling, the mixture is passed through Celite and the filtrate is concentrated. The residue is partitioned between Et2O and 1N HCl. The organics are washed with saturated NaHCO3 and brine, and dried with Na2SO4. The crude material is purified by flash chromatography to yield the title compound (2.90 g, 91%).

Workup

  1. customThe mixture is degassed three times
  2. customthe mixture is degassed
  3. customthe mixture is degassed a final two times
  4. temperatureUpon cooling
  5. concentrationthe filtrate is concentrated
  6. customThe residue is partitioned between Et2O and 1N HCl
  7. washThe organics are washed with saturated NaHCO3 and brine
  8. dry with materialdried with Na2SO4
  9. customThe crude material is purified by flash chromatography

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-24b22d0c4ed54396b7ed52b5b6459430
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2006_12
Patent number
US07153878B2

Reaction notes

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