Quinizarin → 1,4-Bis(octyloxy)anthracene-9,10-dione

HRID 525979

Reaction equation

HRID 525979 reaction equation
[OH:1][C:2]1[C:15]2[C:14](=[O:16])[C:13]3[C:8](=[CH:9][CH:10]=[CH:11][CH:12]=3)[C:7](=[O:17])[C:6]=2[C:5](O)=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.Br[CH2:20][CH2:21][CH2:22][CH2:23][CH2:24][CH2:25][CH2:26][CH3:27].[C:28](=[O:31])([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>CN(C)C=O>[CH2:20]([O:1][C:2]1[C:15]2[C:14](=[O:16])[C:13]3[C:8](=[CH:9][CH:10]=[CH:11][CH:12]=3)[C:7](=[O:17])[C:6]=2[C:5]([O:31][CH2:28][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH3:6])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1)[CH2:21][CH2:22][CH2:23][CH2:24][CH2:25][CH2:26][CH3:27]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 6688QuinizarinHCID 81401-BromooctaneHCID 11430Potassium Carbonate2×

Product 1

HCID 684413171,4-Bis(octyloxy)anthracene-9,10-dioneYield 37.7%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6228DimethylformamideSolvent

Procedure

1,4-dihydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione (5.0 g, 20.6 mmol), 1-bromooctane (10.0 g, 51.8 mmol), and potassium carbonate (37 g, 0.268 mol) was mixed in N,N-dimethylformamide and heated at 90° C. for 7 h after which the potassium carbonate was filtered off. The reaction mixture was quenched with water and extracted three times with ether. The ether was then washed three times with 1M HCl, one time with water, and evaporated to give a dark yellow solid. This solid was recrystallised in methanol to yield 1,4-bis(octyloxy)anthracene-9,10-dione (1.81 g, 3.88 mmol) as a yellow solid. 1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ): 0.89 (t, 6H), 1.2-1.4 (m, 16H), 1.53 (m, 4H), 1.93 (m, 4H), 4.10 (t, 4H), 7.30 (s, 2H), 7.71 (m, 2H), 8.16 (m, 2H) MS MALDI-TOF (m/z): 464.328

Workup

  1. filtrationwas filtered off
  2. customThe reaction mixture was quenched with water
  3. extractionextracted three times with ether
  4. washThe ether was then washed three times with 1M HCl, one time with water
  5. customevaporated
  6. customto give a dark yellow solid
  7. customThis solid was recrystallised in methanol

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-555a9ae8fe2840619383765dd74b0a95
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2016_05
Patent number
US09343198B2

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