Ammonia → 2-Cyclohexyl-2-hydroxymethylpropan-1,3-diol

HRID 704154Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 704154 reaction equation
C([O:8][CH2:9][C:10]([CH:15]1[CH2:20][CH2:19][CH2:18][CH2:17][CH2:16]1)([CH2:13][OH:14])[CH2:11][OH:12])C1C=CC=CC=1.N.[Na].[Cl-].[NH4+]>C(OCC)C>[CH:15]1([C:10]([CH2:9][OH:8])([CH2:11][OH:12])[CH2:13][OH:14])[CH2:20][CH2:19][CH2:18][CH2:17][CH2:16]1

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 222AmmoniaHCID 25517Ammonium ChlorideHCID 5360545SodiumHCID 193733732-Benzyloxymethyl-2-cyclohexylpropan-1,3-diol

Product 1

HCID 129305402-Cyclohexyl-2-hydroxymethylpropan-1,3-diol

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 3283Diethyl EtherSolvent

Procedure

2-Benzyloxymethyl-2-cyclohexyl-propan-1,3-diol (5.5 g.) in dry diethyl ether (50 ml.) was added to liquid ammonia (200 ml) at -70°. Sodium (2.5 g.) was added to the stirred solution. Stirring was maintained at -70°, for 1 hour. The mixture was allowed to warm up to 0° and solid ammonium chloride (15 g.) was added cautiously. The ammonia was removed from the reaction mixture under a current of nitrogen. Methanol (25 ml.) was added to the stirred mixture to destroy residual sodium. Dichloromethane (400 ml) was added and the mixture was filtered. The filtrates were evaporated in vacuo. 2-Cyclohexyl-2-hydroxymethyl-propan-1,3-diol was obtained as a colourless solid (3.2 g.).

Workup

  1. temperaturewas maintained at -70°, for 1 hour
  2. temperatureto warm up to 0°
  3. customThe ammonia was removed from the reaction mixture under a current of nitrogen
  4. additionMethanol (25 ml.) was added to the stirred mixture
  5. customto destroy residual sodium
  6. additionDichloromethane (400 ml) was added
  7. filtrationthe mixture was filtered
  8. customThe filtrates were evaporated in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0bb28e4c8f3d4a3c8e830ffde7f8c7c1
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1991_01
Patent number
US04985582

Reaction notes

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