Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(2-phenoxyphenyl)propanoic Acid
Reaction equation
[C:1]1([O:7][C:8]2[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]=2[CH2:14][CH2:15][C:16]([O:18]C2C=CC=CC=2)=[O:17])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[OH-].[Na+].Cl>CO>[C:1]1([O:7][C:8]2[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]=2[CH2:14][CH2:15][C:16]([OH:18])=[O:17])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1Participants
5
Reactant 3
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
A mixture of phenyl 3-(2-phenyloxyphenyl)propionate (0.45 g, 1.30 mmol), 2N NaOH (20 ml) and MeOH (10 ml) was stirred at room temperature overnight, which was then neutralized to pH˜2 with concentrated HCl and extracted with EtOAc (100 ml). The organic phase was washed with brine and dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to yield 3-(2-phenyloxyphenyl)propionic acid as an oil. This was used for next step without further purification.