N-bromobutanimide → 4-Bromomethyl-4'-nitrobenzophenone

HRID 993376Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 993376 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:18]=[CH:17][C:5]([C:6]([C:8]2[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:11]([N+:14]([O-:16])=[O:15])=[CH:10][CH:9]=2)=[O:7])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[Br:19]N1C(=O)CCC1=O>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl.C(OOC(=O)C1C=CC=CC=1)(=O)C1C=CC=CC=1>[Br:19][CH2:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([C:6]([C:8]2[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:11]([N+:14]([O-:16])=[O:15])=[CH:10][CH:9]=2)=[O:7])=[CH:17][CH:18]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 2

HCID 67184N-bromobutanimideHCID 2191314-Methyl-4'-nitrobenzophenone

Product 1

HCID 143775484-Bromomethyl-4'-nitrobenzophenoneYield 112.4%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 7187Benzoyl PeroxideCatalystHCID 5943Carbon TetrachlorideSolvent

Procedure

Benzoyl peroxide (0.012 g) was added to a mixture of 4-(4-methylbenzoyl)-nitrobenzene (1.20 g) and N-bromo succinimide (0.89 g) suspended in carbon tetrachloride (63 mL). The reaction mixture was refluxed under argon for 4 hours while illuminated with an incandescent lamp. The mixture was filtered, and the yellow solution containing the crude product was evaporated, chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate, to give 4-(4-bromomethylbenzoyl)-nitrobenzene (1.79 g, 81%) as a white solid, m.p. 112.7-113.1° C.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe reaction mixture was refluxed under argon for 4 hours
  2. customwhile illuminated with an incandescent lamp
  3. filtrationThe mixture was filtered
  4. additionthe yellow solution containing the crude product
  5. customwas evaporated
  6. customchromatographed on silica gel
  7. washeluting with hexane/ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-94f948fb51094c488120871c75050511
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2002_10
Patent number
US06472536B1

Reaction notes

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