Chloral Hydrate → 1-[2,4-Bis(trichloromethyl)-2H,4H-1,3-benzodioxin-6-yl]propan-1-one

Chloral hydrate (36.4 g.) was added in portions to a stirred solution of p-hydroxypropiophenone (15 g.) in concentrated sulphuric acid (100 ml.). After the addition was completed, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours and then kept for 5 days. The reaction mixture was poured onto ice, and the resulting solid product was filtered off, dissolved in diethyl ether (200 ml.) and filtered to remove any metachloral and unreacted starting material. The filtrate was dried, and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. Trituration of the residue with petroleum ether (b.p. 60°-80° C.) gave a solid product, which was crystallised from aqueous ethanol to give 6-propionyl-2,4-bis(trichloromethyl)benzo[1,3]dioxin, m.p. 96°-97° C.

1. additionAfter the addition
2. waitkept for 5 days
3. additionThe reaction mixture was poured onto ice
4. filtrationthe resulting solid product was filtered off
5. dissolutiondissolved in diethyl ether (200 ml.)
6. filtrationfiltered
7. customto remove any metachloral and
8. customThe filtrate was dried
9. customevaporated to dryness under reduced pressure
10. customTrituration of the residue with petroleum ether (b.p. 60°-80° C.) gave a solid product, which
11. customwas crystallised from aqueous ethanol

ORD record

ord-a98a84291fee46f08cf10eb8a23eeccd

Source dataset

uspto-grants-1980_11

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US04232032