Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(1-Cyano-1-methylethoxy)benzoic acid

To a solution of methyl 3-(1-cyano-1-methylethoxy)benzoate (2.07 g, 9.44 mmol) in methanol (12 mL)/tetrahydrofuran (4 mL) was added 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (9.44 mL, 18.9 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. The reaction mixture was neutralized with 6N hydrochloric acid (5 mL), 1N hydrochloric acid (50 mL) was added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL, 20 mL). The combined organic layer was washed with saturated brine (10 mL), and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The insoluble material was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=90/10→50/50), and the fractions containing the object product were concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate and hexane to give the title compound (1.01 g, 51%) as colorless crystals.

1. additionwas added
2. extractionthe mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL, 20 mL)
3. washThe combined organic layer was washed with saturated brine (10 mL)
4. dry with materialdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
5. filtrationThe insoluble material was filtered off
6. concentrationthe filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure
7. customThe obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=90/10→50/50)
8. additionthe fractions containing the object product
9. concentrationwere concentrated under reduced pressure
10. customThe obtained residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate and hexane

ORD record

ord-61b78b4762354a42b19f8d221a7c0a73

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2013_01

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08344135B2