Methanol → Methyl-4-hydroxy-3-vinylbutyrate

HRID 266764

Reaction equation

HRID 266764 reaction equation
[CH:1]([CH:3]1[CH2:8][O:7][C:5](=[O:6])[CH2:4]1)=[CH2:2].C([O-])(=O)C.[Na+].[CH3:14][OH:15]>>[OH:15][CH2:14][CH:3]([CH:1]=[CH2:2])[CH2:4][C:5]([O:7][CH3:8])=[O:6]

Participants

4

Procedure

A solution of RS 3-vinylbutyrolactone (3.5 g) and sodium acetate (2.56 g) in methanol (30 ml) was kept for 20 hours. Solvent was evaporated and the residue was partitioned between water and ether. The aqueous layer was extracted twice more with ether and the extracts combined, filtered through phase separating paper and evaporated. The residue was purified by filtration chromatography on silica gel (Merck 7736) starting with 1/9 ethyl acetate/hexane and progressing to 4/6 ethyl acetate/hexane as eluent to give methyl 4-hydroxy-3-vinylbutyrate as an oil; NMR(CDCl3) δ 5.73(1H,m), 5.15(2H,m), 3.68(3H,s), 3.60(2H,t), 2.76(1H,m), 2.48(2H,m), 1.69(1H,t); m/e 145(M+H)+.

Workup

  1. customSolvent was evaporated
  2. customthe residue was partitioned between water and ether
  3. extractionThe aqueous layer was extracted twice more with ether
  4. filtrationfiltered through phase
  5. customseparating paper
  6. customevaporated
  7. filtrationThe residue was purified by filtration chromatography on silica gel (Merck 7736)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-6eb634c9bf7c4a859abf89436de0777b
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1997_07
Patent number
US05652242

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