Dimethyl Sulfide → 2-tert-Butyl-2-[(4-chlorophenoxy)methyl]oxirane

HRID 330440

Reaction equation

HRID 330440 reaction equation
CSC.S([O:9][CH3:10])(OC)(=O)=O.C[O-].[Na+].[Cl:14][C:15]1[CH:28]=[CH:27][C:18]([O:19][CH2:20][C:21](=O)[C:22]([CH3:25])([CH3:24])[CH3:23])=[CH:17][CH:16]=1>C(#N)C>[Cl:14][C:15]1[CH:28]=[CH:27][C:18]([O:19][CH2:20][C:21]2([C:22]([CH3:23])([CH3:24])[CH3:25])[CH2:10][O:9]2)=[CH:17][CH:16]=1

Participants

6

Procedure

A solution of 162 ml (2.2 moles) of dimethyl sulphide in 400 ml of absolute acetonitrile was added to a solution of 189 ml (2.0 moles) of dimethyl sulphate in 1,200 ml of absolute acetonitrile at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. 118.8 g (2.2 moles) of sodium methylate were then added. The mixture was stirred for 30 minutes and a solution of 272 g (1.2 moles) of 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-butan-2-one in 600 ml of absolute acetonitrile was then added dropwise in the course of 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was subsequently stirred overnight. It was then concentrated, the residue was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate, the organic phase was separated off, washed twice with water and once with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated and the residue was distilled in vacuo. 242.4 g (84% of theory) of 2-(4-chlorophenoxymethyl)-2-tert.-butyl-oxirane of boiling point 115°-22° C./0.003 mm Hg column and of melting point 50°-52° C. were obtained.

Workup

  1. stirringThe mixture was stirred for 30 minutes
  2. waitThe reaction mixture was subsequently stirred overnight
  3. concentrationIt was then concentrated
  4. customthe residue was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate
  5. customthe organic phase was separated off
  6. washwashed twice with water and once with saturated sodium chloride solution
  7. dry with materialdried over sodium sulphate
  8. concentrationconcentrated
  9. distillationthe residue was distilled in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-35ffa1a696ea4f2d80a29b3e0ff6d80e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1990_01
Patent number
US04897107

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