Water → 3-Hydroxy-3-phenylbutan-2-one

HRID 1863538

Reaction equation

HRID 1863538 reaction equation
[OH2:1].S(=O)(=O)(O)O.[OH:7][C:8]([C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1)([CH3:11])[C:9]#[CH:10]>CO>[OH:7][C:8]([C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1)([CH3:11])[C:9](=[O:1])[CH3:10]

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
55 °C

Procedure

The title compound is prepared by using a modified method of G. F. Hennion and B. R. Fleck, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 77,3258(1955). To a mixture of methanol (5 ml), water (0.2 ml), sulfuric acid (100 mg), and mercuric sulfate (100 mg) is added at 55° C. a solution of 3-hydroxy-3-phenyl-1-butyne (2 g) in 90% aqueous methanol (5 ml) over a period of 90 min. The reaction is slightly exothermic, and the inside temperature is maintained at 55°-57° C. During the reaction time, 50 mg of mercuric sulfate is added. When addition of the acetylenic component is complete, another portion (50 mg) of mercuric sulfate is added, and the mixture is stirred at 55° C. for 1 hour. During this time 1 ml of water is added. After cooling, the reaction mixture is poured into ice-water and extracted with diethyl ether. The combined extracts are washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The resultant oil is chromatographed on silica gel using benzene. The appropriate eluates are evaporated to give 0.5g of the title compound, ir(CHCl3)3450 and 1741 cm-1 and nmr(CDCl3) δ 1.75(s), 2.08(s), 4.50(s) and 7.40(m).

Workup

  1. customThe title compound is prepared
  2. temperaturethe inside temperature is maintained at 55°-57° C
  3. temperatureAfter cooling
  4. extractionextracted with diethyl ether
  5. washThe combined extracts are washed with water
  6. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
  7. filtrationfiltered
  8. customevaporated
  9. customThe resultant oil is chromatographed on silica gel
  10. customThe appropriate eluates are evaporated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-7da86fbf0431441790e160a8a351bd48
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1979_09
Patent number
US04169202

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