Diethyl Ether → HCID 22270422, compound

Reaction equation

[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([CH:8]([CH2:13][C:14]2[CH:19]=[CH:18][C:17]([Cl:20])=[CH:16][CH:15]=2)C(OC)=O)=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[CH3:21][Mg]Br.[Cl-].[NH4+].CC[O:28][CH2:29][CH3:30]>>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([CH:8]([CH2:13][C:14]2[CH:15]=[CH:16][C:17]([Cl:20])=[CH:18][CH:19]=2)[C:29]([CH3:30])([OH:28])[CH3:21])=[CH:6][CH:7]=1

Participants

Reactant 4

HCID 3283Diethyl Ether

HCID 25517Ammonium Chloride

HCID 22270406Methyl 2,3-bis(4-chlorophenyl)propionate

HCID 178418573HCID 178418573, compound

Product 1

HCID 22270422HCID 22270422, compound

Procedure

To a solution of methyl 2,3-bis(4-chlorophenyl)propionate (2.6 g, 8.4 mmol) in ether (20 mL) was added methylmagnesium bromide (3 M in ether, 8.4 mL, 25 mmol) at −10° C., and the reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature over 2 h. The reaction mixture was poured into saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (100 mL), and the product was extracted with EtOAc (3×100 mL). The combined extracts were dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated to dryness to give the title compound, which was used without further purification. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CD3OD): δ 7.17 (ABq, 4H), 7.06 (d, 2H), 6.93 (d, 2H), 3.32 (dd, 1H), 2.94 (dd, 1H), 2.84 (dd, 1H), 1.20 (s, 3H), 1.16 (s, 3H).