tert-Butyl chloroacetate is used in the synthesis of imidazol-1-yl-acetic acid hydrochloride, cis-disubstituted aziridine ester via aza-Darzens reaction and 1,10-diaza-18-crown-6 based sensors bearing a coumarin fluorophore.
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Applications
tert-Butyl chloroacetate is used in the synthesis of imidazol-1-yl-acetic acid hydrochloride, cis-disubstituted aziridine ester via aza-Darzens reaction and 1,10-diaza-18-crown-6 based sensors bearing a coumarin fluorophore.
Solubility
Decomposes in water.
Notes
Store in cool place. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Containers which are opened must be carefully resealed and kept upright to prevent leakage. Moisture sensitive. Incompatible with strong bases and strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Santosh Kumar Singh.; Narendra Manne.; Purna Chandra Ray.; Manojit Pal. Synthesis of imidazol-1-yl-acetic acid hydrochloride: a key intermediate for zoledronic acid. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2008, 4 42.
- E Vedejs.; D W Piotrowski.; F C Tucci. Oxazolium-derived azomethine ylides. External oxazole activation and internal dipole trapping in the synthesis of an aziridinomitosene. Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2000, 65 (18), 5498-5505.
- Darzens condensation (see Ethyl chloroacetate, A15554) with carbonyl compounds gives t-butyl glycidic esters, which readily undergo decarboxylative elimination to the homologous aldehydes. See, for example: Rec. Trav. Chim., 89, 18 (1970).
- The reaction with imines has also been used in the preparation of aziridines by a nitrogen analogue of the Darzens reaction: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 602 (1977).