3-dimethoxyphosphoryl-3H-2-benzofuran-1-one

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Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:20.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a mixture of (3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-1-yl)phosphonic acid dimethyl ester (35.0 g, 0.14 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (200 ml) and 2-fluoro-5-formylbenzonitrile (20.9 g, 0.14 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (130 ml) was added triethylamine (14 ml, 0.14 mol) drop-wise over 25 min, with the temperature kept below 15° C. The reaction mixture was warmed slowly to 20° C. over 1 hour and concentrated in vacuo. The white residue was slurried in water (250 ml) for 30 minutes, filtered, washed with water, hexane and ether, and dried to yield 2-fluoro-5-(3-oxo-3H-isobenzofuran-1-ylidenemethyl)benzonitrile as a 50:50 mixture of E and Z isomers (37.2 g, 96%); m/z [M+1]+ 266 (98% purity) kept below 15° C concentrated in vacuo filtered washed with water, hexane and ether dried

Conditions: temp:20.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a mixture of (3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-1-yl)phosphonic acid dimethyl ester (35.0 g, 0.14 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (200 ml) and 2-fluoro-5-formylbenzonitrile (20.9 g, 0.14 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (130 ml) was added triethylamine (14 ml, 0.14 mol) drop-wise over 25 min, with the temperature kept below 15° C. The reaction mixture was warmed slowly to 20° C. over 1 hour and concentrated in vacuo. The white residue was slurried in water (250 ml) for 30 minutes, filtered, washed with water, hexane and ether, and dried to yield 2-fluoro-5-(3-oxo-3H-isobenzofuran-1-ylidenemethyl)benzonitrile as a 50:50 mixture of E and Z isomers (37.2 g, 96%); m/z [M+1]+ 266 (98% purity) kept below 15° C concentrated in vacuo filtered washed with water, hexane and ether dried

Conditions: temp:20.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Dimethyl phosphite (22.0 g, 0.2 mol) was added drop-wise to a solution of sodium methoxide (43.0 g) in methanol (100 ml) at 0° C. 2-Carboxybenzaldehyde (21.0 g, 0.1 mol) was then added portion-wise to the reaction mixture as a slurry in methanol (40 ml), with the temperature kept below 5° C. The resulting pale yellow solution was warmed to 20° C. over 1 hour. Methanesulphonic acid (21.2 g, 0.22 mol) was added to the reaction drop-wise and the resulting white suspension was evaporated in vacuo. The white residue was quenched with water and extracted into chloroform (3×100 ml). The combined organic extracts were washed with water (2×100 ml), dried over MgSO4, and evaporated in vacuo to yield (3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-1-yl)phosphonic acid dimethyl ester as a white solid (32.0 g, 95%, 95% purity). This was then used without further purification in the next stage. kept below 5° C the resulting white suspension was evaporated in vacuo The white residue was quenched with water extracted into chloroform (3×100 ml) The combined organic extracts were washed with water (2×100 ml) dried over MgSO4 evaporated in vacuo

Conditions: temp:20.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Dimethyl phosphite (22.0 g, 0.2 mol) was added drop-wise to a solution of sodium methoxide (43.0 g) in methanol (100 ml) at 0° C. 2-Carboxybenzaldehyde (21.0 g, 0.1 mol) was then added portion-wise to the reaction mixture as a slurry in methanol (40 ml), with the temperature kept below 5° C. The resulting pale yellow solution was warmed to 20° C. over 1 hour. Methanesulphonic acid (21.2 g, 0.22 mol) was added to the reaction drop-wise and the resulting white suspension was evaporated in vacuo. The white residue was quenched with water and extracted into chloroform (3×100 ml). The combined organic extracts were washed with water (2×100 ml), dried over MgSO4, and evaporated in vacuo to yield (3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-1-yl)phosphonic acid dimethyl ester as a white solid (32.0 g, 95%, 95% purity). This was then used without further purification in the next stage. kept below 5° C the resulting white suspension was evaporated in vacuo The white residue was quenched with water extracted into chloroform (3×100 ml) The combined organic extracts were washed with water (2×100 ml) dried over MgSO4 evaporated in vacuo

Conditions: temp:20.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a mixture of (3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-1-yl)phosphonic acid dimethyl ester (35.0 g, 0.14 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (200 ml) and 2-fluoro-5-formylbenzonitrile (20.9 g, 0.14 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (130 ml) was added triethylamine (14 ml, 0.14 mol) drop-wise over 25 min, with the temperature kept below 15° C. The reaction mixture was warmed slowly to 20° C. over 1 hour and concentrated in vacuo. The white residue was slurried in water (250 ml) for 30 minutes, filtered, washed with water, hexane and ether, and dried to yield 2-fluoro-5-(3-oxo-3H-isobenzofuran-1-ylidenemethyl)benzonitrile as a 50:50 mixture of E and Z isomers (37.2 g, 96%); kept below 15° C concentrated in vacuo filtered washed with water, hexane and ether dried

Conditions: temp:20.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Dimethyl phosphite (22.0 g, 0.2 mol) was added drop-wise to a solution of sodium methoxide (43.0 g) in methanol (100 ml) at 0° C. 2-Carboxybenzaldehyde (21.0 g, 0.1 mol) was then added portion-wise to the reaction mixture as a slurry in methanol (40 ml), with the temperature kept below 5° C. The resulting pale yellow solution was warmed to 20° C. over 1 hour. Methanesulphonic acid (21.2 g, 0.22 mol) was added to the reaction drop-wise and the resulting white suspension was evaporated in vacuo. The white residue was quenched with water and extracted into chloroform (3×100 ml). The combined organic extracts were washed with water (2×100 ml), dried over MgSO4, and evaporated in vacuo to yield (3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-1-yl)phosphonic acid dimethyl ester as a white solid (32.0 g, 95%, 95% purity). This was then used without further purification in the next stage. kept below 5° C the resulting white suspension was evaporated in vacuo The white residue was quenched with water extracted into chloroform (3×100 ml) The combined organic extracts were washed with water (2×100 ml) dried over MgSO4 evaporated in vacuo

Conditions: temp:20.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Dimethyl phosphite (22.0 g, 0.2 mol) was added drop-wise to a solution of sodium methoxide (43.0 g) in methanol (100 ml) at 0° C. 2-Carboxybenzaldehyde (21.0 g, 0.1 mol) was then added portion-wise to the reaction mixture as a slurry in methanol (40 ml), with the temperature kept below 5° C. The resulting pale yellow solution was warmed to 20° C. over 1 hour. Methanesulphonic acid (21.2 g, 0.22 mol) was added to the reaction drop-wise and the resulting white suspension was evaporated in vacuo. The white residue was quenched with water and extracted into chloroform (3×100 ml). The combined organic extracts were washed with water (2×100 ml), dried over MgSO4, and evaporated in vacuo to yield (3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-1-yl)phosphonic acid dimethyl ester as a white solid (32.0 g, 95%, 95% purity). This was then used without further purification in the next stage. kept below 5° C the resulting white suspension was evaporated in vacuo The white residue was quenched with water extracted into chloroform (3×100 ml) The combined organic extracts were washed with water (2×100 ml) dried over MgSO4 evaporated in vacuo

Conditions: temp:20.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a mixture of (3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-1-yl)phosphonic acid dimethyl ester (G) in tetrahydrofuran and 2-fluoro-5-formylbenzonitrile (F) in tetrahydrofuran was added triethylamine drop-wise over 25 min, with the temperature kept below 15° C. The reaction mixture was warmed slowly to 20° C. over 1 hour and concentrated in vacuo. The white residue was slurried in water or 30 minutes, filtered, washed with water, hexane and ether, and dried to yield 2-fluoro-5-(3-oxo-3H-isobenzofuran-1-ylidenemethyl)benzonitrile (E) as a 50:50 mixture of E and Z isomers (yield: 96%). kept below 15° C concentrated in vacuo filtered washed with water, hexane and ether dried

Conditions: temp:20.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Dimethyl phosphite was added drop-wise to a solution of sodium methoxide in methanol at 0° C. 2-Carboxybenzaldehyde (H) was then added portion-wise to the reaction mixture as a slurry in methanol, with the temperature kept below 5° C. The resulting pale yellow solution was warmed to 20° C. over 1 hour. Methanesulphonic acid was added to the reaction drop-wise and the resulting white suspension was evaporated in vacuo. The white residue was quenched with water and extracted into chloroform. The combined organic extracts were washed with water, dried over MgSO4, and evaporated in vacuo to yield (3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-1-yl) phosphonic acid dimethyl ester (G) as a white solid (yield: 95%). This was then used without further purification in the next stage. kept below 5° C the resulting white suspension was evaporated in vacuo The white residue was quenched with water extracted into chloroform The combined organic extracts were washed with water dried over MgSO4 evaporated in vacuo

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Dimethyl phosphite (11 g, 0.1 mol) then 2-formylbenzoic acid (10.51 g, 0.07 mol) or equivalent were added dropwise at 0° C. under nitrogen to a stirred solution of sodium methoxide [from sodium (2.3 g) in methanol (80 ml)], the mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 30 minutes, then it was quenched by the addition of methanesulphonic acid (10.6 g, 0.11 mol). The methanol was removed in vacuo, the residue was partitioned between dichloromethane (200 ml) and water (50 ml), then the dichloromethane solution was washed with water (2×50 ml) and dried (MgSO4). The solvent was removed in vacuo to leave dimethyl 3-oxobenzo[c]furan-1-ylphosphonate or equivalent. The methanol was removed in vacuo the residue was partitioned between dichloromethane (200 ml) and water (50 ml) the dichloromethane solution was washed with water (2×50 ml) dried (MgSO4) The solvent was removed in vacuo