Potassium Carbonate → 3-(3-Methyl-benzyloxy)-phthalic acid dimethyl ester

HRID 1915151

Reaction equation

HRID 1915151 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3](=[O:15])[C:4]1[C:5](=[C:10]([OH:14])[CH:11]=[CH:12][CH:13]=1)[C:6]([O:8][CH3:9])=[O:7].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].Br[CH2:23][C:24]1[CH:29]=[CH:28][CH:27]=[C:26]([CH3:30])[CH:25]=1>CC(C)=O>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3](=[O:15])[C:4]1[C:5](=[C:10]([O:14][CH2:23][C:24]2[CH:29]=[CH:28][CH:27]=[C:26]([CH3:30])[CH:25]=2)[CH:11]=[CH:12][CH:13]=1)[C:6]([O:8][CH3:9])=[O:7]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 12099m-Xylyl bromideHCID 12223651Dimethyl 3-hydroxyphthalate

Product 1

HCID 669063523-(3-Methyl-benzyloxy)-phthalic acid dimethyl esterYield 114.3%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 180AcetoneSolvent

Procedure

To a stirred suspension of 3-hydroxyphthalic acid dimethyl ester (1.4 g, 6.4 mmol) in acetone (30 mL) and potassium carbonate (2.7 g, 19.3 mmol) was added 1-bromomethyl-3-methyl-benzene (0.91 mL, 6.7 mmol) and refluxed overnight. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was partitioned between water (100 mL) and ethyl acetate (150 mL) and washed with water (2×100 mL). The combined organic phases was dried, concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (EtOAc/Hexane) to give 3-(3-methyl-benzyloxy)-phthalic acid dimethyl ester (2.3 g, 115% crude yield). The product was used in the next step without further purification.

Workup

  1. temperaturerefluxed overnight
  2. customThe solvent was evaporated
  3. customthe residue was partitioned between water (100 mL) and ethyl acetate (150 mL)
  4. washwashed with water (2×100 mL)
  5. customThe combined organic phases was dried
  6. concentrationconcentrated
  7. custompurified by flash column chromatography (EtOAc/Hexane)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ab46ee1344cd4e209029896b2cf227b5
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_12
Patent number
US08614328B2

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