Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-5-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate → 6-Chloro-4-nitroisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one

HRID 907970Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 907970 reaction equation
BrC[C:3]1[C:12]([N+:13]([O-:15])=[O:14])=[CH:11][C:10]([Cl:16])=[CH:9][C:4]=1[C:5]([O:7][CH3:8])=[O:6]>O1CCOCC1.O>[Cl:16][C:10]1[CH:9]=[C:4]2[C:3]([CH2:8][O:7][C:5]2=[O:6])=[C:12]([N+:13]([O-:15])=[O:14])[CH:11]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 1

HCID 67258857Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-5-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate

Product 1

HCID 672581206-Chloro-4-nitroisobenzofuran-1(3H)-oneYield 82.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 312751,4-DioxaneSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-5-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate (7 g, 22.8 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (50 mL) and water (50 mL) was heated to reflux for 4 days. Dioxane was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was extracted with EtOAc (300 mL×4). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated to give crude product, which was purified by silica gel chromatography (petroleum ether to petroleum ether/EtOAc=5:1) to give the title compound (4 g, yield 82%) as a white solid.

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureto reflux for 4 days
  3. customDioxane was removed under reduced pressure
  4. extractionThe residue was extracted with EtOAc (300 mL×4)
  5. washThe combined organic layers were washed with brine
  6. dry with materialdried over Na2SO4
  7. concentrationconcentrated
  8. customto give crude product, which
  9. customwas purified by silica gel chromatography (petroleum ether to petroleum ether/EtOAc=5:1)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-02c9da028ee24e0e880886c909eaf48a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_09
Patent number
US08012976B2

Reaction notes

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