Method for preparing 3-trifluoromethyl chalcones

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10160731-B2
Application number	US-201815946601-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2018
Priority date	Apr 9, 2008
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for preparing a compound of Formula 1 wherein Q and Z are as defined in the disclosure comprising distilling water from a mixture comprising a compound of Formula 2, a compound of Formula 3, a base comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metal hydroxides of Formula 4 wherein M is Ca, Sr or Ba, alkali metal carbonates of Formula 4a wherein M 1 is Li, Na or K, 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, and an aprotic solvent capable of forming a low-boiling azeotrope with water. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a compound of Formula 2 comprising (1) forming a reaction mixture comprising a Grignard reagent derived from contacting a compound of Formula 5 wherein X is Cl, Br or I with magnesium metal or an alkylmagnesium halide in the presence of an ethereal solvent, and then (2) contacting the reaction mixture with a compound of Formula 6 wherein Y is OR 11 or NR 12 R 13 , and R 11 , R 12 and R 13 are as defined in the disclosure. Further disclosed is a method for preparing a compound of Formula 7 wherein Q and Z are as defined in the disclosure, using a compound of Formula 1 characterized by preparing the compound of Formula 1 by the method disclosed above or using a compound of Formula 1 prepared by the method disclosed above.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for preparing a compound of Formula 1

wherein,
Z is optionally substituted phenyl; and
Q is phenyl or 1-naphthalenyl, each optionally substituted;

comprising distilling water from a mixture, comprising a compound of Formula 2

a compound of Formula 3

a base comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of
1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, and
an aprotic solvent capable of forming a low-boiling azeotrope with water;

wherein the aprotic solvent capable of forming a low-boiling azeotrope with water comprises acetonitrile.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the base comprises 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein
Z is phenyl optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R 2 ;
Q is phenyl or 1-naphthalenyl, each optionally substituted with up to four substituents independently selected from R 3 ;
each R 2 is independently halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 alkylamino, C 2 -C 6 dialkylamino, —CN or —NO 2 ;
each R 3 is independently halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 haloalkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 halocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio, C 2 -C 7 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 7 haloalkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 alkysulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfonyl, —N(R 4 )R 5 , —C(═W)N(R 4 )R 5 , —C(═W)OR 5 , —CN, —OR 11 or —NO 2 ; or a phenyl ring or a 5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring, each ring optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 halocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfonyl, —CN, —NO 2 , —N(R 4 )R 5 , —C(═W)N(R 4 )R 5 , —C(═O)OR 5 and R 7 ;
each R 4 is independently H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 7 alkylcycloalkyl, C 4 -C 7 cycloalkylalkyl, C 2 -C 7 alkylcarbonyl or C 2 -C 7 alkoxycarbonyl;
each R 5 is independently H; or C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 7 alkylcycloalkyl or C 4 -C 7 cycloalkylalkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from R 6 ;
each R 6 is independently halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylamino, C 2 -C 8 dialkylamino, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkylamino, C 2 -C 7 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 7 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 7 alkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 9 dialkylaminocarbonyl, C 2 -C 7 haloalkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 7 haloalkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 7 haloalkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 9 halodialkylaminocarbonyl, —OH, —NH 2 , —CN or —NO 2 ; or Q 1 ;
each R 7 is independently a phenyl ring or a pyridinyl ring, each ring optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from R 8 ;
each R 8 is independently halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylamino, C 2 -C 6 dialkylamino, C 2 -C 4 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 4 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 7 alkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 7 dialkylaminocarbonyl, —OH, —NH 2 , —C(═O)OH, —CN or —NO 2 ;
each Q 1 is independently a phenyl ring or a 5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring, each ring optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 halocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylamino, C 2 -C 6 dialkylamino, —CN, —NO 2 , —C(═W)N(R 9 )R 10 and —C(═O)OR 10 ;
each R 9 is independently H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 7 alkylcycloalkyl, C 4 -C 7 cycloalkylalkyl, C 2 -C 7 alkylcarbonyl or C 2 -C 7 alkoxycarbonyl;
each R 10 is independently H; or C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 7 alkylcycloalkyl or C 4 -C 7 cycloalkylalkyl;
each R 11 is independently H; or C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 7 alkylcycloalkyl, C 4 -C 7 cycloalkylalkyl, C 2 -C 7 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 7 alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfonyl; and
each W is independently O or S.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein
Z is

Q is

R 2a is halogen, C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl or C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy;
R 2b is H, halogen or cyano;
R 2c is H, halogen or CF 3 ;
R 3 is C(O)N(R 4 )R 5 or C(O)OR 5a ;
R 4 is H, C 2 -C 7 alkylcarbonyl or C 2 -C 7 alkoxycarbonyl; and
R 5 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, each substituted with one substituent independently selected from hydroxy, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl, C 2 -C 7 alkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 9 dialkylaminocarbonyl, C 2 -C 7 haloalkylaminocarbonyl and C 3 -C 9 halodialkylaminocarbonyl; and
R 5a is C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl or C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, C 1 -C 2 alkoxy and phenyl optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents selected from halogen and C 1 -C 3 alkyl.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein
Z is phenyl optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R 2 ; and
each R 2 is independently F, Cl, Br, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio or C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkylthio;

further comprising preparing the compound of Formula 2 by
(1) forming a reaction mixture comprising a Grignard reagent derived from a compound of Formula 5
Z—X   5

wherein X is Cl, Br or I,
by contacting the compound of Formula 5 with
(a) magnesium metal, or
(b) an alkylmagnesium halide
in the presence of an ethereal solvent; and then
(2) contacting the reaction mixture with a compound of Formula 6

wherein
Y is OR 11 or NR 12 R 13 ;
R 11 is C 1 -C 5 alkyl; and
R 12 and R 13 are independently C 1 -C 2 alkyl; or R 12 and R 13 are taken together as —CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 —.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein Z is

Assignees

• Du Pont

Inventors

• Annis Gary David

Classifications

• C07D231/16

  Halogen atoms or nitro radicals · CPC title

• C07D213/40

  Acylated substituent nitrogen atom · CPC title

• C07D231/12

  with only hydrogen atoms, hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon radicals, directly attached to ring carbon atoms · CPC title

• C07C231/12

  by reactions not involving the formation of carboxamide groups · CPC title

• C07C45/68 Primary

  by increase in the number of carbon atoms · CPC title