Methanol → Methyl 3-chloro-4-isopropoxybenzoate

Reaction equation

[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:8]=[CH:9][C:10]=1[O:11][CH:12]([CH3:14])[CH3:13])[C:5]([OH:7])=[O:6].O=S(Cl)Cl.[CH3:19]O>>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:8]=[CH:9][C:10]=1[O:11][CH:12]([CH3:14])[CH3:13])[C:5]([O:7][CH3:19])=[O:6]

Participants

Reactant 3

HCID 887Methanol

HCID 24386Thionyl Chloride

HCID 225977283-Chloro-4-(propan-2-yloxy)benzoic acid

Product 1

HCID 22597811Methyl 3-chloro-4-isopropoxybenzoate

Procedure

A solution of 3-chloro-4-[(1-methylethyl)oxy]benzoic acid (1.00 g, 4.66 mmol) in methanol (10.0 mL) was treated with SOCl2 (0.68 mL, 9.32 mmol). After stirring overnight at ambient temperature, the solution was concentrated in vacuo and taken on without purification. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-d) δ ppm 8.04 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H) 7.89 (dd, J=8.7, 2.1 Hz, 1H) 6.93 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H) 4.66 (qq, J=6.1 Hz, 1H) 3.88 (s, 3H) 1.41 (d, J=6.1 Hz, 6H). MS (ES+) m/e 229 [M+H]+.