Sodium Perborate → 3-Methoxy-2-(methoxymethyl)propan-1-ol

To a solution of the 3-methoxy-2-methoxymethyl-1-propene (3.5 g, 30 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in THF (10 mL) at 0° C. was added BH3.THF (1M in THF, 18 mL, 0.6 eq.) and the resulting mixture was stirred for 40 min. The reaction was quenched with water followed by sodium perborate (10.6 g, 2.3 eq.), warmed to room temperature, stirred overnight, diluted with CH2Cl2 and filtered through celite. The filtrate was diluted with brine and the separated aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2. The combined extracts were dried over Na2SO4 and filtered. The filtrate was distilled at atmospheric pressure to give light yellow liquid residue. Fractional distillation of the residue at 40 milliTorr gave 3-methoxy-2-methoxymethypropan-1-ol (1.93 g, 48%). b.p.=90-110° C.

1. customThe reaction was quenched with water
2. stirringstirred overnight
3. filtrationfiltered through celite
4. additionThe filtrate was diluted with brine
5. extractionthe separated aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2
6. dry with materialThe combined extracts were dried over Na2SO4
7. filtrationfiltered
8. distillationThe filtrate was distilled at atmospheric pressure
9. customto give light yellow liquid residue
10. distillationFractional distillation of the residue at 40 milliTorr

ORD record

ord-49d4b571b92f41cb97b126f1cf931465

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2011_01

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07868002B2