Sulfuric Acid → 1-[Bis(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]-4-chlorobutane

HRID 1619726

Reaction equation

HRID 1619726 reaction equation
[Cl:1][CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][OH:6].S(=O)(=O)(O)O.[F:12][C:13]1[CH:27]=[CH:26][C:16]([CH:17](O)[C:18]2[CH:23]=[CH:22][C:21]([F:24])=[CH:20][CH:19]=2)=[CH:15][CH:14]=1>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[F:12][C:13]1[CH:14]=[CH:15][C:16]([CH:17]([C:18]2[CH:23]=[CH:22][C:21]([F:24])=[CH:20][CH:19]=2)[O:6][CH2:5][CH2:4][CH2:3][CH2:2][Cl:1])=[CH:26][CH:27]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 1118Sulfuric AcidHCID 135694-Chloro-1-butanolHCID 1230494,4'-Difluorobenzhydryl alcohol

Product 1

HCID 107573721-[Bis(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]-4-chlorobutaneYield 75%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 1140TolueneSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of 4-chloro-1-butanol (6.51 g, 60 mmol), 1 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid and 4,4′-difluorobenzhydrol (2.2 g, 10 mmol) in 50 mL of toluene was heated at reflux for 12 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, washed successively with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (50 mL) and water (50 mL). The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered and the solvent was removed by rotary evaporation. The resultant brown oil was purified on a silica gel column. Elution with 2% ethyl acetate/hexane afforded 2.33 g (7.5 mmol, 75%) of the product as a colorless oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 1.71-1.80 (2H, m), 1.84-1.93 (2H, m), 3.43 (2H, t, J=6.0), 3.52 (2H, t, J=6.4), 5.30 (1H, s) 6.95-7.02 (4H, m), 7.24-7.29 (4H, m)

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureat reflux for 12 h
  3. temperatureThe reaction mixture was cooled
  4. washwashed successively with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (50 mL) and water (50 mL)
  5. dry with materialThe organic layer was dried over MgSO4
  6. filtrationfiltered
  7. customthe solvent was removed by rotary evaporation
  8. customThe resultant brown oil was purified on a silica gel column
  9. washElution with 2% ethyl acetate/hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-16b3a2696f5f4829a67fa7fcb42a0509
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_07
Patent number
US08772319B2

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