Reaction #1605761

Reaction equation

Iodomethane

(R)—N-(1-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-yl)-3,4-dimethylbenzamide

NaOH

→

(R)—N-(1-methoxy-4-methylpentan-2-yl)-3,4-dimethylbenzamide

Yield 73.1%

Solvents

DMF

DMF

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Otherwas kept at 0° C.
2. 2
   workup.STIRRINGthe mixture was stirred for 1 hr
3. 3
   OtherThe reaction was quenched
4. 4
   workup.ADDITIONby adding 300 ml of water
5. 5
   ExtractionThe aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane
6. 6
   Dryingdried over MgSO4
7. 7
   Otherevaporated
8. 8
   OtherThe residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica-gel (toluene-ethyl acetate; 5-20% gradient)

Procedure

To a solution of (R)—N-(1-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-yl)-3,4-dimethylbenzamide (1.59 g, 6.39 mmol) (example 18a) in dry DMF (20 mL) was added powdered NaOH (281 mg, 7 mmol) an the solution was stirred at 0° C. for 2 hrs. Iodomethane (1 eq, 6.39 mmol) was added in DMF (10 ml) drop-wise over period of 1 hr. The temperature was kept at 0° C. and the mixture was stirred for 1 hr. The reaction was quenched by adding 300 ml of water. The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica-gel (toluene-ethyl acetate; 5-20% gradient) to give 1.23 g (R)—N-(1-methoxy-4-methylpentan-2-yl)-3,4-dimethylbenzamide (73%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): ÿ 0.94-0.97 (t, 6H), 1.41-1.47 (M, 1H), 1.54-1.60 (m, 1H), 1.64-1.68 (m, 1H), 2.29 (d, 6H)5 3.36 (s3 3H), 3.45-3.50 (m, 2H), 4.34-4.39 (m, 1H), 6.23-6.25 (d, 1H), 7.16-7.17 (d, 1H), 7.47-7.49 (dd, 1H), 7.56 (s, 1H). MS (M+H, 264.3).

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