121303-76-2Relevant articles and documents
METHOD FOR PRODUCING 3-AMINO-4,4,4-TRIFLUOROCROTONIC ACID ESTERS
-
Page 7-9, (2010/11/30)
The invention relates to a method for producing 3-amino-4,4,4-trifluorocrotonic acid esters of formula (I) or their E/Z isomers or tautomeric forms, whereby R1 and R2, independent of one another, represent hydrogen, an optionally substituted linear C1-C4 alkyl radical or an optionally substituted benzyl radical, and R3 represents methyl or ethyl. The inventive method is characterized in that: a) an alkyl trifluoroacetate is reacted with an alkyl acetate of formula CH3-CO-OR3 and with an alkali metal alcoholate to form an enolate of a trifluoroacetoacetic acid ester of formula (II), whereby M represents sodium or potassium, and R3 has the aforementioned meaning, and afterwards; b) the alkali enolate of the trifluoroacetoacetic acid ester from step a) can, without further purification, directly react with an amine of formula NHR1R2 in the presence of an acid to form 3-amino-4,4,4-trifluorocrotonic acid esters. This two-step method enables the production of 3-amino-4,4,4- trifluorocrotonic acid esters in high yields without resulting in the formation of significant byproducts.