Ethylene Glycol → 2-((Benzyloxy)methyl)-1,3-dioxolane

HRID 31687

Reaction equation

HRID 31687 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([O:8][CH2:9][CH:10]=[O:11])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[CH2:12](O)[CH2:13][OH:14].O.C1(C)C=CC(S(O)(=O)=O)=CC=1.[OH-].[Na+]>C(OCC)(=O)C.C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[CH2:1]([O:8][CH2:9][CH:10]1[O:14][CH2:13][CH2:12][O:11]1)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

7

Conditions

Temperature
140 °C

Procedure

A mixture of benzyloxyacetaldehyde (3 g, 20 mmol), ethylene glycol (1.23 ml, 22 mmol), p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (344 mg, 1.8 mmol), and toluene (15 ml) was stirred at 140° C. for 2 hours and further stirred at 150° C. for 3 hours. After cooled on ice, a 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and ethyl acetate were added to the reaction mixture. An organic layer was separated, washed with water (three times) and a saturated saline solution. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (NH silica gel, elution solvent: heptane/ethyl acetate=1/0 to 9/1 gradient). Desired fractions were concentrated to obtain the title compound (3.01 g, 77.5% yield) as a light yellow oil.

Workup

  1. stirringfurther stirred at 150° C. for 3 hours
  2. temperatureAfter cooled on ice
  3. customAn organic layer was separated
  4. washwashed with water (three times)
  5. dry with materialThe organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate
  6. concentrationconcentrated
  7. customThe crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (NH silica gel, elution solvent: heptane/ethyl acetate=1/0 to 9/1 gradient)
  8. concentrationDesired fractions were concentrated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3cf244367dc94f98812ae6228bd6bf02
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2008_09
Patent number
US07425634B2

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