ChemicalBook CAS DataBase List Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)acrylate

Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)acrylate synthesis

6synthesis methods

Product Name:Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)acrylate
CAS Number:4224-69-5
Molecular formula:C5H7BrO2
Molecular Weight:179.01

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The general procedure for the synthesis of methyl 2-(bromomethyl)acrylate from methyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)acrylate was as follows: 10.2 g of 2-hydroxymethyl methacrylate produced in the previous step was dissolved in 150 mL of acetonitrile, followed by the slow dropwise addition of 4 mL of phosphorus tribromide. After the dropwise addition, the reaction was stirred continuously for 4 hours at room temperature. Upon completion of the reaction, the reaction was quenched by the addition of an appropriate amount of water, followed by removal of the acetonitrile solvent by decompression distillation with a rotary evaporator. To the residue, 100 mL of water was added and extracted twice using ethyl acetate (100 mL each time). The organic phases were combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, resulting in 13.5 g of colorless liquid product in 86% yield.

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Yield:4224-69-5 89%

Reaction Conditions:

with N-Bromosuccinimide;sodium chloride in diethyl ether;dichloromethane

Steps:

Preparation of Methyl 2-bromomethyl-2-propenoate
Preparation of Methyl 2-bromomethyl-2-propenoate To a solution of N-bromosuccinimide (5.17 g, 26.8 mmoles) in dry dichloromethane (40 ml) were added dimethyl sulphide (4 ml) in dichloromethane (50 ml), drop by drop with stirring at 0° C. for 10 min. To the resulting mixture was added methyl 3-hydroxy-2-metylidene-propanoate (3.15 g, 31.50 mmoles) dissolved in dichloromethane (40 ml), leaving it for 24 hours at room temperature. At the end of that time, it was poured into an aqueous solution of sodium chloride and ice. An extraction was performed with diethyl ether (3*100 ml), and the result was washed with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate. Following vacuum concentration, 4.33 g of a yellow oil was obtained (89% yield) of methyl 2-bromomethyl-2-propenoate.

References:

Barrera, Jaime Bermejo;Silva, Margarita Hernandez;De Mon, Melchor Alvarez;Ranieri, Juan Pablo Pivel US2003/199575, 2003, A1

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