3-Hydroxycyclobutanecarbonitrile synthesis

Yield: 92%

Reaction Conditions:

with methanol;sodium tetrahydroborate at 0; for 0.5 h;

Steps:

107.2 Step 2. 3-Hydroxycyclobutane-l-carbonitrile.
Step 2. 3-Hydroxycyclobutane-l-carbonitrile. Sodium borohydride (597 mg, 15.8 mmol) was added in portions into a cold (0 °C) mixture of 3-oxocyclobutane-l- carbonitrile (1.0 g, 10.52 mmol) and anhydrous methanol (10 mL). After the addition the mixture stirred for 30 minutes, and then it was carefully poured into ice water. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the organic extracts washed with water and brine and dried over anhydrous MsS0₄. The solvents were removed under vacuum and the residue was purified on silica gel (Biotage; eluting solvents hexanes: EtOAc 2/1 ratio) to afford 3- hydroxycyclobutane-l-carbonitrile, 8: 1 isomeric mixture, as oil (920 mg, 92% yield): ^XH NMR (500MHz, CDCh) δ ppm [4.62 (m), 4.26 (m), 1H], [3.06 (m), 2.75 (m), 2H], [5.65 (m), 2.33 (m), 2H], 2.6 (m, 1), 2.31 (m, 1H).

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Location in patent:Paragraph 0332