2-Methyl-2-butene → 2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethoxy)benzoic Acid

HRID 323427

Reaction equation

HRID 323427 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([O:11][C:12]([F:15])([F:14])[F:13])=[CH:7][C:4]=1[CH:5]=[O:6].CC(=CC)C.O.P([O-])(O)(O)=[O:23].[Na+].Cl([O-])=O.[Na+].[OH-].[Na+]>C(O)(C)(C)C.O.C(OCC)(=O)C.CCCCCC>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([O:11][C:12]([F:13])([F:14])[F:15])=[CH:7][C:4]=1[C:5]([OH:23])=[O:6]

Participants

9

Reactant 5

HCID 105532-Methyl-2-buteneHCID 14798Sodium HydroxideHCID 516949Sodium Phosphate, Monobasic, MonohydrateHCID 27833642-Methoxy-5-(trifluoromethoxy)benzaldehydeHCID 23668197Sodium Chlorite

Product 1

HCID 27752862-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethoxy)benzoic Acid

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 3

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 6386tert-ButanolSolventHCID 21226206Ethyl acetate hexaneSolvent

Procedure

According to the method of Heterocycles, 16, 2091 (1981), combine 2-methoxy-5-trifluoromethoxybenzaldehyde (0.58 g, 2.65 mmol) and 2-methylbut-2-ene (37 mL) in t-butanol (16 mL). Add dropwise a solution of sodium dihydrogen phosphate hydrate (0.92 g) and sodium chlorite (0.42 g, 4.7 mmol) in water (10 mL). After 4 hours, adjust the pH of the reaction mixture to about 8 to 9 using a 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. Evaporate the reaction mixture in vacuo at about ambient temperature to remove most of the t-butanol. Add water (40 mL) and extract three times with hexane (10 mL). Adjust the pH of the aqueous layer to about 1 using a 1 M aqueous hydrochloric acid solution and extract five times with diethyl ether. Combine the organic layers, dry over Na2SO4, filter, and evaporate in vacuo to give a residue. Chromatograph the residue on silica gel eluting with 1/1 ethyl acetate/hexane containing 0.5% acetic acid to give 2-methoxy-5-trifluoromethoxybenzoic acid: Rf=0.34 (silica gel, 1/1 ethyl acetate/hexane containing 0.5% acetic acid).

Workup

  1. customEvaporate the reaction mixture in vacuo at about ambient temperature
  2. customto remove most of the t-butanol
  3. extractionAdd water (40 mL) and extract three times with hexane (10 mL)
  4. extractionextract five times with diethyl ether
  5. dry with materialdry over Na2SO4
  6. filtrationfilter
  7. customevaporate in vacuo
  8. customto give a residue

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a9f3245020b642679193152b9c1ef1e7
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2001_04
Patent number
US06211199B1

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