o-(Methylthio)phenol → (E)-3-(2-methylsulfanyl-phenoxy)-but-2-enoic acid ethyl ester

HRID 19211

Reaction equation

HRID 19211 reaction equation
CC(C)([O-])C.[K+].[CH3:7][S:8][C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]=1[OH:15].[CH2:16]([O:18][C:19](=[O:24])[CH:20]=[C:21](Cl)[CH3:22])[CH3:17]>O1CCCC1>[CH2:16]([O:18][C:19](=[O:24])/[CH:20]=[C:21](/[O:15][C:10]1[CH:11]=[CH:12][CH:13]=[CH:14][C:9]=1[S:8][CH3:7])\[CH3:22])[CH3:17]

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
23 °C

Procedure

Potassium t-butoxide (1.23 g, 0.011 mol) was added to a stirred solution of 2-methylsulfanyl-phenol (1.00 g, 0.007 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (15 mL) at 23° C. under nitrogen and the reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 0.75 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to 23° C. and a solution of 3-chloro-but-2-enoic acid ethyl ester (prepared as in Example 191, 0.94 g, 0.006 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (40 mL) was added to the reaction mixture. The reaction mixture was refluxed for an additional 3 h. After this time, the mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was diluted with water and extracted with diethyl ether. The organic layer was then washed with 5% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution followed by a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to afford (E)-3-(2-methylsulfanyl-phenoxy)-but-2-enoic acid ethyl ester (1.15 g, 72%) as a yellow oil.

Workup

  1. temperaturethe reaction mixture was heated
  2. temperatureto reflux for 0.75 h
  3. temperatureThe reaction mixture was refluxed for an additional 3 h
  4. concentrationAfter this time, the mixture was concentrated in vacuo
  5. additionthe residue was diluted with water
  6. extractionextracted with diethyl ether
  7. washThe organic layer was then washed with 5% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution
  8. dry with materialdried over sodium sulfate
  9. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3ef20f19d3bb436c9b4bbe8dda82080d
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_06
Patent number
US07741327B2

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