Cyclohexanone → Methoxygonadiene

HRID 1414994Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1414994 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([C@:3]12[CH2:11][CH2:10][C@@H:9]3[C:12]4[CH2:13][CH:14]=[C:15]([O:20][CH3:21])[CH2:16][C:17]=4[CH2:18][CH2:19][C@H:8]3[C@@H:7]1[CH2:6][CH2:5][C@@H:4]2[OH:22])[CH3:2].CC(C)[O-].[Al+3].CC(C)[O-].CC(C)[O-].C1(=O)CCCCC1.S([O-])([O-])(=O)=O.[Na+].[Na+]>O.C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[CH2:1]([C@:3]12[CH2:11][CH2:10][C@@H:9]3[C:12]4[CH2:13][CH:14]=[C:15]([O:20][CH3:21])[CH2:16][C:17]=4[CH2:18][CH2:19][C@H:8]3[C@@H:7]1[CH2:6][CH2:5][C:4]2=[O:22])[CH3:2]

Participants

7

Reactant 4

HCID 7967CyclohexanoneHCID 11143Aluminum isopropoxideHCID 24436Sodium SulfateHCID 101950(17Beta)-13-Ethyl-3-methoxygona-2,5(10)-dien-17-ol

Product 1

HCID 102242Methoxygonadiene

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 1140TolueneSolvent

Procedure

Reflux a mixture of 13β-ethyl-3-methoxy-gona-2,5(10)-dien-17β-ol (0.8 g.), aluminium isopropoxide (0.36 g.), toluene (26 cc.) and cyclohexanone (8 cc.) under nitrogen for 3 hours. Allow the solution to cool under nitrogen, add water (5 cc.) and shake the mixture vigorously. Add anhydrous sodium sulphate (5 g.), shake the mixture again, and then allow to stand for 30 minutes. Filter the solution, combine the filtrate with ether-washings of the residue, and evaporate, first at 30°/20 mm., then at 50°/0.1 mm. to leave as a crystalline solid 13β-ethyl-3-methoxy-gona-2,5(10)-dien-17-one; infrared absorption peaks at 5.78, 5.92, 6.01 μ, with no absorption due to hydroxyl.

Workup

  1. temperatureReflux
  2. temperatureAllow the solution to cool under nitrogen
  3. filtrationFilter the solution
  4. customevaporate, first at 30°/20 mm
  5. customat 50°

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d73e043756bc41bfa10a4cdffd715bb4
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1977_01
Patent number
US04002746

Reaction notes

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