Acetic Acid → 5-Methoxy-6-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1,3-benzodioxole

HRID 66633

Reaction equation

HRID 66633 reaction equation
[CH2:1]1[O:5][C:4]2[CH:6]=[C:7]([OH:10])[CH:8]=[CH:9][C:3]=2[O:2]1.[CH3:11][C:12](O)([CH3:19])[C:13]1[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=1.[C:21](O)(=O)C(O)=O.C(O)(=O)C>O>[CH3:11][C:12]([C:8]1[C:7]([O:10][CH3:21])=[CH:6][C:4]2[O:5][CH2:1][O:2][C:3]=2[CH:9]=1)([CH3:19])[C:13]1[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 176Acetic AcidHCID 971Oxalic AcidHCID 120532-Phenyl-2-propanolHCID 68289Sesamol

Product 1

HCID 3363345-Methoxy-6-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1,3-benzodioxole

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent2×

Procedure

(α,α-Dimethylbenzyl)-3,4-methylenedioxy-6-methoxybenzene was prepared as follows: A mixture of sesamol (44 g), α,α-dimethylbenzyl alcohol (44 g), oxalic acid (3 g), acetic acid (100 ml) and water (10 ml) was refluxed for 2.5 hours, diluted with water and extracted with chloroform. Distillation of the chloroform extract gave an oil, b.p. 160°-163° at 0.5 mm Hg (60 g) which crystallized from aqueous methanol to give colorless needles, m.p. 75°-76°; (Found: C, 75.0; H, 6.26. Calc. for C16H16O3 : C, 75.0; H, 6.29%); pmr spectrum: δ1.63, 6H, S; 4.12, 1H, S; δ5.81, 2H, S; δ6.33, 1H, S; δ6.98, 1H, S; δ6.31, 5H, S.

Workup

  1. temperaturewas refluxed for 2.5 hours
  2. extractionextracted with chloroform
  3. distillationDistillation of the chloroform
  4. extractionextract
  5. customgave an oil, b.p. 160°-163° at 0.5 mm Hg (60 g) which
  6. customcrystallized from aqueous methanol
  7. customto give colorless needles, m.p. 75°-76°

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-2c4679b529964aa396a5d7fbf8199685
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1982_08
Patent number
US04342777

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