Réaction #1269841

Équation de réaction

Ethyl formate

sarcosin methyl ester hydrochloride

NaH

HCl

HCl

K2CO3

ethanol

H2NCN

sodium acetate

→

1-N-methyl-2-amino imidazole-5-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

Solvants

HOAc

Conditions de réaction

Traitement

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   Autreto reaction)
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   Autrecontained in a 1-L round-bottomed flask
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   TempératureThe reaction mixture was cooled in an ice-water bath
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   workup.ADDITIONadded slowly during a period of 2 h
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   workup.STIRRINGstirred at rt for about 14 h
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   AutreVolatiles were removed
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   Autrea rotary evaporator
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   Autreto yield a residue which
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   Autrewas triturated twice with hexane (500 mL)
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    Autreto yield a sticky light brown paste which
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    TempératureAfter the reaction mixture cooled
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    Filtrationthe white precipitate was filtered off
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    Lavagethe residue washed with 2×25 mL of ethanol
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    AutreThe filtrate was evaporated
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    Autreto yield a thick brown oil to which
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    workup.STIRRINGThe reaction mixture was stirred at 90-100° C. for 1.5 h
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    Autreto yield a clear solution which
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    Températurewas cooled
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    Concentrationthe resulting solution concentrated
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    Autrea rotary evaporator at a temperature not more than 45° C
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    AutreThe concentrated reaction mixture
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    Extractionextracted with EA (5×200 mL followed by 3×50 mL)
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    SéchageThe combined ethyl acetate layers were dried over MgSO4
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    Filtrationfiltered
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    Autrevolatiles removed

Mode opératoire

Ethyl formate (500 mL) was added to sarcosin methyl ester hydrochloride (82 g, 585.7 mmol, grounded into powder prior to reaction) contained in a 1-L round-bottomed flask. The reaction mixture was cooled in an ice-water bath, stirred, a gas outlet connected with the flask, NaH (60% oil suspension, 54 g, 1.35 mol) added slowly during a period of 2 h, and stirred at rt for about 14 h. Volatiles were removed using a rotary evaporator to yield a residue which was triturated twice with hexane (500 mL) to yield a sticky light brown paste which was dissolved in ethanol (400 mL) and conc. HCl (50 mL) and stirred at 110° C. for 1.5 h. After the reaction mixture cooled, the white precipitate was filtered off and the residue washed with 2×25 mL of ethanol. The filtrate was evaporated to yield a thick brown oil to which was added 10% aqueous HOAc, H2NCN (45 g, 1.07 mol), and sodium acetate (88 g, 1.07 mol). The reaction mixture was stirred at 90-100° C. for 1.5 h to yield a clear solution which was cooled, its pH adjusted to 1 using concentrated HCl and the resulting solution concentrated to ⅕ its original volume using a rotary evaporator at a temperature not more than 45° C. The concentrated reaction mixture was carefully neutralized by addition of K2CO3 to a pH of 8-9 and extracted with EA (5×200 mL followed by 3×50 mL). The combined ethyl acetate layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and volatiles removed to yield 48 g of 1-N-methyl-2-amino imidazole-5-carboxylic acid ethyl ester.

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