Discovery of Methyl 2-bromobutyrate

According to the analysis of related databases, Methyl 2-bromobutyrate, the application of this compound in the production field has become more and more popular.

3196-15-4, In the chemical reaction process, reaction time, type of solvent, can easily affect the result of the reaction, thereby determining the yield and properties of the reaction product. An updated downstream synthesis route of 3196-15-4 as follows.

Potassium carbonate (8.7 g, 63 mmol) was added to a solutionof 3-bromo-8-methylquinolin-6-ol (7, 5.0 g, 21 mmol) in 70 ml ofN,N-dimethylformamide. After the addition of methyl 2-bromobutyrate(7.1 g, 38 mmol), the reaction mixture was stirred for 16 h atroom temperature. Subsequently the mixture was filtered and thefiltrate was diluted with ethyl acetate. This organic phase waswashed with water and brine, dried over magnesium sulfate andevaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified bychromatography on silica gel, using ethyl acetate and cyclohexaneas eluents to yield 2-(3-bromo-8-methylquinolin-6-yloxy)-butyricacid methyl ester (8, 6.5 g, 19 mmol, 91%). 1H NMR (CDCl3):d = 1.04 (t, 3H, J = 7.3 Hz), 1.99 (q, 2H, J = 7.1 Hz), 2.68 (s, 3H),3.70 (s, 3H), 4.63 (t, 1H, J = 7.7 Hz), 6.65 (d, 1H, J = 2.3 Hz), 7.22(d, 1H, J = 2.2 Hz), 8.06 (d, 1H, J = 2.1 Hz), 8.68 (d, 1H, J = 2.1 Hz).LC-MS: Rt = 1.12 min; MS: m/z = 340 [M+1]+, 341 [M+2]+.

According to the analysis of related databases, Methyl 2-bromobutyrate, the application of this compound in the production field has become more and more popular.

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