Regioselective Hydrolysis and Transesterification of Dimethyl 3-Benzamidophthalates Assisted by a Neighboring Amide Group

Autor: Janez Košmrlj, Franc Perdih, Marko Krivec, Marijan Kočevar
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 81:5732-5739
ISSN: 1520-6904
0022-3263
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b00765
Popis: An efficient, highly regioselective hydrolysis and transesterification of dimethyl 3-benzamidophthalates into the corresponding carboxylic acid monoesters and mixed esters (including tert-butyl esters) under basic conditions is presented. The selectivity is governed by the neighboring 3-benzamido moiety's participation and by the nature of the solvent. In alcohols the reaction occurred exclusively at the ortho-position to the benzamido functionality, in pyridine or acetonitrile at both ester groups. An insight into the mechanistic pathway was obtained from a (1)H NMR study in perdeuteromethanol.
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