Acetone → 1,5-Bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,4-pentadien-3-one

HRID 77663

Reaction equation

HRID 77663 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=1)[CH:5]=O.[CH3:10][C:11]([CH3:13])=[O:12].[OH-].[Na+].O>C(O)C>[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:5]=[CH:10][C:11](=[O:12])[CH:13]=[CH:1][C:2]2[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[C:4]([CH3:5])[CH:3]=2)[CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 180AcetoneHCID 962WaterHCID 121053-MethylbenzaldehydeHCID 14798Sodium Hydroxide

Product 1

HCID 34562181,5-Bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,4-pentadien-3-oneYield 72%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 702EthanolSolvent

Procedure

3-Methylbenzaldehyde (1ab, 3.00 ml, 25.4 mmol) and acetone (19, 0.94 ml, 12.7 mmol) were combined in ethanol (20 ml) and stirred for 15 min at room temperature. A solution of sodium hydroxide (1.50 g, 37.5 mmol) and water (20 ml) was added and the mixture stirred for 18 hr at room temperature. The resulting mixture was extracted into ethyl acetate, washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to afford a solid. The crude solid was recrystallized from ethanol to give 2.39 g (72%) of a yellow solid: mp 68-72° C. [expected mp 68-72° C.]; 1H NMR: δ 2.38 (s, 6H), 7.06 (d, 2H, J=15.9 Hz), 7.26 (m, 4H), 7.40 (m, 4H), 7.70 (d, 2H, J=15.9 Hz); 13C NMR: δ 21.3, 125.1, 125.4, 128.6, 128.8, 131.1, 134.6, 138.4, 143.1, 188.6.

Workup

  1. stirringthe mixture stirred for 18 hr at room temperature
  2. extractionThe resulting mixture was extracted into ethyl acetate
  3. washwashed with saturated sodium chloride
  4. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
  5. filtrationfiltered
  6. customevaporated
  7. customto afford a solid
  8. customThe crude solid was recrystallized from ethanol

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-5092852dab894a7c83a10adce66f037a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_09
Patent number
US08841326B2

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