Ammonium formate → Methyl 2-amino-2-(4-fluorophenyl)acetate
Reaction equation
Cl.[CH3:2][O:3][C:4](=[O:21])[CH:5]([NH:13]CC1C=CC=CC=1)[C:6]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]([F:12])=[CH:8][CH:7]=1.C([O-])=O.[NH4+]>C(O)(C)C.[Pd]>[CH3:2][O:3][C:4](=[O:21])[CH:5]([NH2:13])[C:6]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]([F:12])=[CH:8][CH:7]=1Participants
Conditions
- Temperature
- 50 °C
Procedure
4-Fluoro-α-[(phenylmethyl)amino]benzeneacetic acid methyl ester hydrochloride (12.2 kg, 39.4 moles) was added to a slurry of 10% palladium-on-carbon (1.2 kg) in isopropanol (50 L). Ammonium formate (5.0 kg, 79.4 moles) was added and the batch was heated to 50° C. Progress of the reaction was monitored by HPLC. The batch was filtered through Hyflo Supercel and the filter cake was washed with isopropanol (25 L). The filtrate was evaporated to low volume and flushed with isopropyl acetate (50 L). The residue was dissolved in isopropyl acetate (30 L) and washed with 5% aqueous potassium phosphate (40 L), followed by saturated aqueous sodium chloride (10 L). The solution was evaporated under vacuum to give 5.79 kg (87% yield) of racemic α-amino-4-fluorobenzeneacetic acid methyl ester.
Workup
- filtrationThe batch was filtered through Hyflo Supercel
- washthe filter cake was washed with isopropanol (25 L)
- customThe filtrate was evaporated to low volume
- customflushed with isopropyl acetate (50 L)
- dissolutionThe residue was dissolved in isopropyl acetate (30 L)
- washwashed with 5% aqueous potassium phosphate (40 L)
- customThe solution was evaporated under vacuum
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-7a3583cc1ba04560993a9425131dc961
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2003_10
- Patent number
- US06638930B2
Reaction notes
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