Water → 2-Methoxy-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-benzocyclohepten-5-ol

Temperature

-30 °C

200 mL of anhydrous ether was, added to 3,4,5-trimethoxybromobenzene (1.23 g, 4.97 mmol) in a 500 mL round bottom flask under nitrogen. The temperature of the reaction mixture was brought to −78° C. n-Butyllithium (4.5 mL, 11.25 mmol) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was then stirred until the temperature was raised gradually to −30° C. 30 (0.86 g, 4.5 mmol) dissolved in 25 mL of dry ether was added dropwise and the reaction mixture was allowed to stir until the temperature warmed up to room temperature. 25 mL of water was added and the product was extracted with ether (3×50), combined organic phases were dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure. Purification by column chromatography (silica gel, 20:80 EtOAc:Hexanes) yielded 800 mg (49%) of 32 as pale yellow oil Rf: 0.16 (30:70, EtOAc:Hexanes).

1. customwas brought to −78° C.
2. additionwas added dropwise
3. additionwas added dropwise
4. stirringto stir until the temperature
5. temperaturewarmed up to room temperature
6. extractionthe product was extracted with ether (3×50)
7. dry with materialwere dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
8. filtrationfiltered
9. customevaporated under reduced pressure
10. customPurification by column chromatography (silica gel, 20:80 EtOAc:Hexanes)

ORD record

ord-f569a7b8886a4bcea5c27723d368f13a

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2008_09

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07429681B2