Azobisisobutyronitrile → 5-(Bromomethyl)benzo[d]oxazole

HRID 8957Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 8957 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]2[O:9][CH:8]=[N:7][C:6]=2[CH:10]=1.[Br:11]N1C(=O)CCC1=O.N(C(C)(C)C#N)=NC(C)(C)C#N>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl>[Br:11][CH2:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]2[O:9][CH:8]=[N:7][C:6]=2[CH:10]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 6547AzobisisobutyronitrileHCID 67184N-bromobutanimideHCID 27249705-Methylbenzoxazole

Product 1

HCID 219849815-(Bromomethyl)benzo[d]oxazoleYield 39.6%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 5943Carbon TetrachlorideSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of 5-methylbenzoxazole (200 mg, 1.50 mmol), N-bromosuccinimide (321 mg, 1.80 mmol), and 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (37 mg, 0.23 mmol) in CCl4 (3 mL) was heated at reflux for 22 h. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification of the crude material on silica gel (5% EtOAc/hexanes) gave the title compound as a colourless crystals (126 mg, 39%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 4.64 (s, 2H), 7.46 (dd, 1H, J=8.6, 1.7 Hz), 7.57 (d, 1H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.83 (d, 1H, J=1.2 Hz), 8.12 (s, 1H).

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureat reflux for 22 h
  3. filtrationThe mixture was filtered
  4. concentrationthe filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure
  5. customPurification of the crude material on silica gel (5% EtOAc/hexanes)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-5a8bb6473bd14813a5e1baaa37696a7d
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2006_08
Patent number
US07091217B2

Reaction notes

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