Back
HuagongsheHuagongshe Chemistry Print Report · For research reference only
HRID 276128Generated: October 24, 2026

Phenol → Malonate ether

https://huagongshe.com/en/reaction/276128

Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
Reactant1,3-Di-tert-butyl 2-diazopropanedioateHCID 5014600—
CatalystRhodium acetateHCID 168478—
ProductMalonate etherHCID 86757830—

Reaction Steps

Alkylation of phenol E-4 (from Chart E) is accomplished by a carbenoid insertion reaction with di-t-butyl diazomalonate (Synthesis 1974, 347) catalyzed by rhodium acetate (J. Med. Chem. 1995, 38:4270), affording malonate ether I-1. Removal of the t-butyl esters is accomplished with trifluroacetic acid in methylene chloride, and the benzyl ester is removed by hydrogenolysis, affording the desired triacid I-3.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06353023B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_03
ORD IDord-9a2c7fa9a7814c1684180d9f7dff7afe
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_03