21667-62-9, As we all know, there are many different methods for the synthesis of a compound, and people can choose the synthesis method that suits their own laboratory according to the actual situation. 21667-62-9 name is 3-(3-Chlorophenyl)-3-oxopropanenitrile, This compound is widely used in many fields, so it is necessary to find a new synthetic route. The downstream synthesis method of this compound is introduced below.
General procedure: To a stirred solution of carboxylic acid (1.0 eq.) in ethanol (2 M) was added thionyl chloride (2.0 eq.) dropwise at room temperature, and then refluxed for 2 hours. After it was cooled to room temperature, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give crude product, which was chromatographed on silica gel column using 1:30 (v/v) EtOAc-petroleum ether solution as eluent to afford isolated product esters in 80% – 95% yields. Esters (1.0 eq.) were added dropwise to a stirred solution of acetonitrile (2.0 eq.) and NaH (3.0 eq.) in THF (2 M) at room temperature, and then refluxed for 1h . After it was cooled to room temperature, Water was added dropwise to the reaction mixture under ice bath until no gas bubbles generated, and employing dilute hydrochloric acid neutralization to neutral, extracted with ethyl acetate, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to give crude product which was chromatographed on silica gel column using 1:4 to 1:2 (v/v) EtOAc-petroleum ether solution as eluent to afford isolated product beta-ketonitriles, white or light yellow solid compounds in 50% – 85% yields. Finally, stirred in concentrated sulfuric acid (3 M) at room temperature for 5 to 10 hours. The reaction mixture was neutralized to neutral by ammonia water, extracted with ethyl acetate, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to give crude product which was chromatographed on silica gel column using 1:1 to 2:1 (v/v) EtOAc-petroleum ether solution as eluent to afford isolated product beta-ketoamides 1a-p, white solid compounds in 45% – 85% yields.
At the same time, in my other blogs, there are other synthetic methods of this type of compound, 3-(3-Chlorophenyl)-3-oxopropanenitrile, and friends who are interested can also refer to it.
Reference:
Article; Zheng, Congke; Zhang, Xiaohui; Ijaz Hussain, Muhammad; Huang, Mingming; Liu, Qing; Xiong, Yan; Zhu, Xiangming; Tetrahedron Letters; vol. 58; 6; (2017); p. 574 – 577;,
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