8-Methoxy-8-oxooctanoic acid → Methyl 8-hydroxyoctanoate

HRID 649732

Reaction equation

HRID 649732 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3](=[O:13])[CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][C:10](O)=[O:11].B.C1COCC1>O1CCCC1.C(OCC)(=O)C>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3](=[O:13])[CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][OH:11]

Participants

5

Reactant 2

HCID 5541918-Methoxy-8-oxooctanoic acidHCID 2723981Borane;tetrahydrofuran

Product 1

HCID 554055Methyl 8-hydroxyoctanoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolventHCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Procedure

A solution of suberic acid monomethyl ester (1.5 g, 7.97 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (32.0 mL, .25M) at −20° C. was treated dropwise with BH3.THF (IM solution in THF, 7.97 mL, 7.97 mmol, 1.0 equiv.). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight and was subsequently allowed to reach room temperature. The reaction mixture was then diluted with ethyl acetate (100 mL) and quenched with methanol (10 mL) and 10% HCl (10 mL). Extraction with NaHCO3 (1×20 mL), water (2×10 mL), and brine (1×10 mL), afforded methyl-8-hydroxy-octanoate

Workup

  1. customto reach room temperature
  2. customquenched with methanol (10 mL) and 10% HCl (10 mL)
  3. extractionExtraction with NaHCO3 (1×20 mL), water (2×10 mL), and brine (1×10 mL)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0759684ec69045f69084e061b180e743
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2001_08
Patent number
US06271015B1

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