Potassium Hydroxide → 2-Hydroxymethyl-3-(5-carboethoxypentyloxy)-4-pyrone

HRID 2163261

Reaction equation

HRID 2163261 reaction equation
[OH-].[K+].[OH:3][CH2:4][C:5]1[O:6][CH:7]=[CH:8][C:9](=[O:12])[C:10]=1[OH:11].I[CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][C:19]([O:21][CH2:22][CH3:23])=[O:20]>C(O)C.O>[OH:3][CH2:4][C:5]1[O:6][CH:7]=[CH:8][C:9](=[O:12])[C:10]=1[O:11][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][C:19]([O:21][CH2:22][CH3:23])=[O:20]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 14797Potassium HydroxideHCID 98696223-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-oneHCID 10880140Ethyl 6-iodohexanoate

Product 1

HCID 233448552-Hydroxymethyl-3-(5-carboethoxypentyloxy)-4-pyroneYield 54%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 702EthanolSolventHCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

To a solution of 2.75 g (0.042 mole) of potassium hydroxide in 38 ml of ethanol and 10 ml of water was added 5.93 g (0.042 mole) of 2-hydroxymethyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyrone, and the resulting mixture heated to 50°. A 12.4 g (0.046 mole) portion of ethyl 6-iodohexanoate was then added and the resulting clear solution heated at reflux for 7 hr under a nitrogen atomsphere. Removal of the ethanol under reduced pressure left a residue which was dissolved in methylene chloride. The organic solution was washed successively with aqueous NaHCO3 and saturated brine, was dried over magnesium sulfate, and was evaporated to afford a viscous oil. This material was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate to give 6.34 g (54%) of oily product, 2-hydroxymethyl-3-(5-carboethoxypentyloxy)-4-pyrone: NMR (CDCl3): δ1.22 (3H, t, J = 7Hz), 2.30 (2H, t, J = 5.5 Hz), 4.63 (2H, s), 6.35 (1H, d, J = 6 Hz), 7.73 (1H, d, J = 6 Hz).

Workup

  1. temperaturethe resulting mixture heated to 50°
  2. temperaturethe resulting clear solution heated
  3. temperatureat reflux for 7 hr under a nitrogen atomsphere
  4. customRemoval of the ethanol under reduced pressure
  5. waitleft a residue which
  6. dissolutionwas dissolved in methylene chloride
  7. washThe organic solution was washed successively with aqueous NaHCO3 and saturated brine
  8. dry with materialwas dried over magnesium sulfate
  9. customwas evaporated
  10. customto afford a viscous oil
  11. customThis material was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-c5639ed8186d4c33b3e3c914a0c3f87e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1979_01
Patent number
US04132847

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