Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl 3-[(4-bromo-2-methylphenyl)amino]-2-nitro-3-oxopropanoate

HRID 893211Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 893211 reaction equation
[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([N:8]=[C:9]=[O:10])=[C:4]([CH3:11])[CH:3]=1.[N+:12]([CH2:15][C:16]([O:18][CH2:19][CH3:20])=[O:17])([O-:14])=[O:13].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>C1C=CC=CC=1>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([NH:8][C:9](=[O:10])[CH:15]([N+:12]([O-:14])=[O:13])[C:16]([O:18][CH2:19][CH3:20])=[O:17])=[C:4]([CH3:11])[CH:3]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 69379Ethyl nitroacetateHCID 27355944-Bromo-2-methylphenyl isocyanate

Product 1

HCID 19096889Ethyl 3-[(4-bromo-2-methylphenyl)amino]-2-nitro-3-oxopropanoateYield 25%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 241BenzeneSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of 9.22 grams (0.04 mole) of 4-bromo-2-methylphenyl isocyanate, 5.78 grams (0.04 mole) of ethyl nitroacetate, 6.01 grams (0.04 mole) of anhydrous potassium carbonate and 90 milliliters of benzene was stirred and heated under reflux for 3 hours then cooled and stirred at room temperature for a period of about 16 hours. The precipitated material was filtered off and thoroughly triturated with 200 milliliters of ice water, filtering to remove a precipitate which was discarded. Chilling and acidification of the filtrate with concentrated HCl caused precipitation of a yellow-white solid which was collected, water-washed and air-dried. Recrystallization from benzene-cyclohexane (3:1) gave 3.38 grams (0.01 mole) of ethyl 3-[(4-bromo-2-methylphenyl)amino]-2-nitro-3-oxopropanoate as white crystals having a melting point of 126° C.-129° C.

Workup

  1. temperatureheated
  2. temperatureunder reflux for 3 hours
  3. temperaturethen cooled
  4. stirringstirred at room temperature for a period of about 16 hours
  5. filtrationThe precipitated material was filtered off
  6. customthoroughly triturated with 200 milliliters of ice water
  7. filtrationfiltering
  8. customto remove a precipitate which
  9. temperatureChilling
  10. customprecipitation of a yellow-white solid which
  11. customwas collected
  12. washwater-washed
  13. customair-dried
  14. customRecrystallization from benzene-cyclohexane (3:1)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3169682ace1c4b728bbbb2a9de83d573
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1992_06
Patent number
US05123951

Reaction notes

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