Dichloromethane → 1,3-Benzodioxole, 5-methyl-

HRID 395253

Reaction equation

HRID 395253 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([OH:9])[C:5](=[CH:7][CH:8]=1)[OH:6].[OH-].[Na+].[CH2:12](Cl)Cl>C(OCC)(=O)C>[CH2:12]1[O:6][C:5]2[CH:7]=[CH:8][C:2]([CH3:1])=[CH:3][C:4]=2[O:9]1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 6344DichloromethaneHCID 99584-MethylcatecholHCID 14798Sodium Hydroxide

Product 1

HCID 815641,3-Benzodioxole, 5-methyl-Yield 71.9%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
100 °C

Procedure

A mixture of 4-methylcatechol (26.0 g, 209.4 mmol) and NaOH (18.4 g, 461.0 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (40.0 mL) was heated to 100° C. under nitrogen for 2 hours. The solution was allowed to cool to ambient temperature and diluted with ethyl acetate (500 mL). The mixture was washed with NaHCO3 (200 mL) and H2O (2×200 mL). The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated to give a crude oil. Flash chromatography eluting with hexane (100%) gradient to ether/hexane (1:1) afforded the title intermediate as a colorless oil 20.5 g (71.9%).

Workup

  1. temperatureto cool to ambient temperature
  2. washThe mixture was washed with NaHCO3 (200 mL) and H2O (2×200 mL)
  3. dry with materialThe organic layer was dried over Na2SO4
  4. filtrationfiltered
  5. concentrationconcentrated
  6. customto give a crude oil
  7. washFlash chromatography eluting with hexane (100%) gradient to ether/hexane (1:1)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-07f0cc7de98e4b4aa8fd7d1923e436ad
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2003_08
Patent number
US06605596B2

Linked notes

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