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Cyanide-Free One-Pot Synthesis of Methacrylic Esters from Acetone
Koyama, Minoru,Kawakami, Takafumi,Okazoe, Takashi,Nozaki, Kyoko
, p. 10913 - 10917 (2019/08/02)
Methacrylic esters, represented by methyl methacrylate (MMA), are widely used as commodity chemicals. Here, the one-pot synthesis of methacrylic esters from acetone, a haloform and alcohols in the presence of an organic base is described. Using DBU as the organic base for the reaction of acetone, chloroform and methanol in acetonitrile afforded MMA in 66 % yield. When the solvent was replaced by benzonitrile, the product MMA was successfully purified by distillation. Applicability of this process to various alcohols was also investigated to show ethyl, phenyl, CF3CH2, and n-C6F13CH2CH2 esters were obtained in moderate yields. The use of bromoform instead of chloroform resulted in the improvement of the yield, for example, methyl and n-C6F13CH2CH2 esters up to 81 and 70 %, respectively. The reaction with deuterated starting materials acetone-d6 and MeOH-d4, with DBU in acetonitrile afforded deuterated MMA (MMA-d8) in 70 % yield.
Dichloromethane as a chlorination reagent for α-bromocarbonyl compounds in the presence of a copper catalyst
Takeuchi, Kentaro,Ishida, Syo,Nishikata, Takashi
supporting information, p. 644 - 646 (2017/08/30)
We found that dichloromethane is a powerful chlorinating reagent for the congested 3° and 2° Csp3Br bond of α-bromocarbonyl amides, esters, and ketones. In the presence of an appropriate copper complex as a catalyst, the desired chlorination occurred within an hour. Control experiments revealed that in situ-generated CuCl2 is a key chlorinating agent that reacts with the 3° or 2° alkyl radicals generated by the reaction between an α-bromocarbonyl compound and a Cu(I) salt.
