Acetone → 4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)but-3-en-2-one

HRID 77673

Reaction equation

HRID 77673 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:6]([CH:7]=O)=[CH:5][CH:4]=1.[CH3:11][C:12]([CH3:14])=[O:13].[OH-].[Na+].O>C(O)C>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:6]([CH:7]=[CH:11][C:12](=[O:13])[CH3:14])=[CH:5][CH:4]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 180AcetoneHCID 962WaterHCID 14798Sodium HydroxideHCID 312444-Methoxybenzaldehyde

Product 1

HCID 954144-(4-Methoxyphenyl)but-3-en-2-oneYield 62.2%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 702EthanolSolvent

Procedure

4-Methoxybenzaldehyde (1e, 0.63 ml, 5.2 mmol) and acetone (19, 4.00 ml, 54.0 mmol) were combined in ethanol (4 ml) and stirred for 15 min at room temperature. A solution of sodium hydroxide (0.40 g, 10.0 mmol) and water (4 ml) was added dropwise and the mixture stirred for 1 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 ether/hexane to give 0.57 g (62%) of a yellow solid: mp 71-73° C. [expected mp 68° C.]; 1H NMR: δ 2.34 (s, 3H), 3.83 (s, 3H), 6.59 (d, 1H, J=16.3 Hz), 6.90 (d, 2H, J=8.7 Hz), 7.46 (d, 1H, J=16.3 Hz), 7.48 (d, 2H, J=8.7 Hz); 13C NMR: δ 27.5, 55.4, 114.4, 125.0, 127.1, 129.9, 143.1, 161.5, 198.1.

Workup

  1. stirringthe mixture stirred for 1 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 ether/hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-fcb0c87f553e47c29897eb20498f4e9e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_09
Patent number
US08841326B2

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