6-{2-[2,4-dichloro-6-(2-methoxyethoxymethoxy) phenyl]ethyl}-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-2H-pyran-2-one → 6-{2-(2,4-Dichloro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-ethyl}-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-2H-pyran-2-one

Zinc bromide (2.4 g, 10 mmole) was added to a solution of 6-{2-[2,4-dichloro-6-(2-methoxyethoxymethoxy) phenyl]ethyl}-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-2H-pyran-2-one (780 mg, 2 mmole) in methylene chloride (12 ml). The resulting mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 2 hours, then quenched with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (50 ml) and diluted with ether (200 ml). The ethereal layer was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated. The residue was chromatographed on a 50 mm low-pressure column with 6 inches of silica gel (230-400 mesh). The column was eluted with 470 ml of methylene chloride-acetone (4:1, v:v). The next 330 ml provided the title compound as a golden glass (100 mg., 16%): pmr (CDCl3) δ2.62 (2H, d), 4.29 (H, m), 4.78 (H, m), 6.87 (2H, s).

1. customquenched with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (50 ml)
2. additiondiluted with ether (200 ml)
3. washThe ethereal layer was washed with brine
4. dry with materialdried over MgSO4
5. filtrationfiltered
6. customevaporated
7. customThe residue was chromatographed on a 50 mm low-pressure column with 6 inches of silica gel (230-400 mesh)
8. washThe column was eluted with 470 ml of methylene chloride-acetone (4:1, v:v)

ORD record

ord-aff58f14325842eaaa8af4a1efeaf33c

Source dataset

uspto-grants-1983_03

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US04375475