Isobutyric Acid → 2,2-Dimethyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)propanoic acid

Temperature

0 °C

To a mixture of 1.23 g (41 mmol) of 80% sodium hydride in 50 mL of dry tetrahydrofuran was added 3.88 g (38.3 mmol) of diisopropylamine and then 3.3 g (37.5 mmol) of isobutyric acid. After heating at reflux for 15 min, and cooling to 0° C., 15 mL (37.5 mmol) of a 2.5M n-butyllithium in hexane solution was added over 10 min. After 15 min, the solution was heated to 35° C. for 30 min, cooled to 0° C. and 5.94 g (37.5 mmol) of chloromethylphenyl sulfide was added. After 30 min at 0° C. and 35° C. for 1 hour, the solution was recooled to 0° C., water added and then diethyl ether. The water layer was separated, acidified and extracted with diethyl ether, dried and concentrated to afford 4.23 g of crude product. Recrystallization from methylene chloride/hexane afforded 1.49 g of 2,2-dimethyl-3-(thiophenyl)propionic acid, m/e 211 (M+H). To a mixture of 1.1 g (5.2 mmol) of 2,2-dimethyl-3-(thiophenyl)propionic acid in 12 mL of acetic acid was added 1.8 mL (17.8 mmol) of 30% aqueous hydrogen peroxide. After 10 minutes at room temperature, all the solids dissolved and the solution was heated to reflux for two hours. After cooling in an ice bath, 23 mL of 10% aqueous sodium sulfite was added and the volatiles removed under vacuum. The residue was acidified with 12N aqueous HCl, extracted with ethyl acetate, dried and concentrated to afford 1.23 g of 2,2-dimethyl-3-(phenylsulfonyl)propionic acid, m/e 260 (M+NH4 +).

1. temperatureAfter heating
2. temperatureat reflux for 15 min
3. temperaturethe solution was heated to 35° C. for 30 min
4. temperaturecooled to 0° C.
5. waitAfter 30 min at 0° C.
6. wait35° C. for 1 hour
7. customwas recooled to 0° C.
8. customThe water layer was separated
9. extractionextracted with diethyl ether
10. customdried
11. concentrationconcentrated
12. customto afford 4.23 g of crude product
13. customRecrystallization from methylene chloride/hexane

ORD record

ord-6919ee542c3a4d04b7c3e84c66364453

Source dataset

uspto-grants-1997_04

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US05622949