Dimethylmaleic anhydride → N-(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-dimethylmaleimide
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1=[C:3]([CH3:9])[C:4]([O:6][C:7]1=[O:8])=O.[NH2:10][CH:11]1[CH2:16][CH2:15][CH:14]([OH:17])[CH2:13][CH2:12]1>C(Cl)Cl>[OH:17][CH:14]1[CH2:15][CH2:16][CH:11]([N:10]2[C:4](=[O:6])[C:3]([CH3:9])=[C:2]([CH3:1])[C:7]2=[O:8])[CH2:12][CH2:13]1Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Conditions
- Temperature
- 20 °C
Procedure
126 g (1 mol) of dimethylmaleic anhydride and 115 g (1 mol) of 4-aminocyclohexanol are warmed, whilst stirring, to 120°-125° C. (internal temperature) for 30 minutes in an oil bath. After cooling to about 20° C., the reaction product is dissolved in 500 ml of methylene chloride and the solution is extracted once with 100 ml of 1 N NaOH, whilst cooling with ice. The reaction product is then washed twice with water and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent is evaporated and the residue is recrystallized from a 1:1 mixture by volume of ethyle acetate and petroleum ether. 155 g (70% of theory) of N-(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-dimethyl-maleimide are obtained; melting point 109°-111° C.