Methanol → Acetic acid 2-ethyl-3-oxo-butyl ester

HRID 12486

Reaction equation

HRID 12486 reaction equation
[OH:1][CH2:2][CH:3]([CH2:7][CH3:8])[C:4](=[O:6])[CH3:5].[C:9](OC(=O)C)(=[O:11])[CH3:10].CO.C([O-])(O)=O.[Na+]>C(Cl)(Cl)Cl.CN(C1C=CN=CC=1)C>[CH2:7]([CH:3]([C:4](=[O:6])[CH3:5])[CH2:2][O:1][C:9](=[O:11])[CH3:10])[CH3:8]

Participants

7

Reactant 4

HCID 887MethanolHCID 7918Acetic AnhydrideHCID 2702992-Ethyl-3-oxobutanolHCID 516892Sodium Bicarbonate

Product 1

HCID 10898964Acetic acid 2-ethyl-3-oxo-butyl ester

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 142844-(Dimethylamino)pyridineCatalystHCID 6212ChloroformSolvent

Procedure

3-Hydroxymethyl-pentan-2-one (20.7 g) was dissolved in CHCl3 (150 mL) and cooled in an ice bath. Acetic anhydride (80 mL) was added, followed by DMAP (2.18 g), and the mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. After cooling in an ice bath, MeOH (120 mL) was added dropwise, and the mixture was poured into a saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution. After extraction with DCM twice, the combined organic phases were dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 28.0 g of a light-yellow liquid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 0.93 (t, J=8 Hz, 3H), 1.46-1.75 (m, 2H), 2.03 (s, 3H), 2.20 (s, 3H), 2.77 (quint., J=6.5 Hz, 1H), 4.20 (d, J=7 Hz, 3H).

Workup

  1. temperaturecooled in an ice bath
  2. temperatureAfter cooling in an ice bath
  3. extractionAfter extraction with DCM twice
  4. dry with materialthe combined organic phases were dried over Na2SO4
  5. customevaporated under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-59cd7a8427e64aa59ace39ad6c78da57
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_06
Patent number
US07728018B2

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