申请人:——
公开号:US20030144543A1
公开(公告)日:2003-07-31
An accelerated process for preparing a methyl ester having formula (III)
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said process comprising reacting a carboxylic acid or salt thereof having formula (I)
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with dimethyl carbonate having formula (II)
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in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene; 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane; 4-dimethylaminopyridine; and combinations thereof, wherein R
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is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, benzocycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aralkyl, heterocyclic, heteroaralkyl, alkoxyalkyl, carboxyalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, and haloalkyl; and M is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a monovalent metal, and a monovalent fractional part of a polyvalent metal, wherein said process is conducted under microwave irradiation at a frequency from 300 MHz to 30 GHz, and at a temperature of from about 120° C. to 300° C. for a period of microwave irradiation time from about 1 second to about 300 minutes. The process of the invention is especially advantageous for preparing methyl esters since the process: (1) utilizes an environmentally friendly methylating reagent, dimethylcarbonate; (2) produces a high yield of the methyl ester, generally 95-99% conversion in less than 30 minutes of microwave irradiation; (3) minimizes degradation and/or racemization of optically pure compounds; and (4) minimizes the formation of by-products.
一种加速制备具有式(III)甲酯的过程,包括在催化剂的存在下,将具有式(I)的羧酸或其盐与具有式(II)的碳酸二甲酯反应,所述催化剂选择自1,8-二氮杂双环[5.4.0]-十一烯;1,4-二氮杂双环[2.2.2]-辛烷;4-二甲基氨基吡啶和其组合物,其中R1选自烷基,芳基,烷氧基,烯基,环烷基,苯并环烷基,环烷基烷基,芳基烷基,杂环基,杂芳基烷基,烷氧基烷基,羧基烷基,烷基羰基,烷氧羰基烷基和卤代烷基;M选自氢,一价金属和多价金属的一价分数部分,其中所述过程在微波辐射下进行,频率从300 MHz到30 GHz,温度从约120℃到300℃,微波辐射时间为约1秒到约300分钟。本发明的过程特别适用于制备甲酯,因为该过程:(1)利用环保的甲基化试剂,碳酸二甲酯;(2)产量高,通常在30分钟内微波辐射下转化率达95-99%;(3)最小化光学纯化合物的降解和/或外消旋化;(4)最小化副产物的形成。